Colin Benjamin May 18,2019 0  Senagalese-Frenchwoman Mati Diop made film history at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday... On Thursday, 36-year-old Senegalese-Frenchwoman Mati Diop became the first Black female film director to ever compete in the 72-year history of the Cannes Film Festival. Ms. Diop achieved the milestone when her film “Atlantics” premiered at Cannes, on Thursday. “Atlantics” is Diop’s feature film debut, it was released May 16, 2019. Atlantics will be competing... | Deardra Shuler May 18,2019 0  Mary Wilson was in Las Vegas when we talked. As a former Supreme, Ms Wilson expressed her love of being a Supreme but assured me she is enjoying her life now as a solo artist. Wilson is performing her own music, stepping out from the background into the forefront as a performer in her own right. She has also assured that artist rights are respected. “When Rock & Roll and Rhythm & Blues were popular, artist contracts back in the 1950s were horrific. The 1960s brought Motown and... | Eric Garner’s Death “Not A Big Deal” Says NYPD Supervisor Who Worked With Killer-Cop Daniel Pantaleo Colin Benjamin May 17,2019 0  NYPD Lt. Christopher Bannon said Garner's death was "not a big deal." On Thursday, the biggest news coming from the administrative trial of Officer Daniel Pantaleo, was the revelation that his NYPD supervisor said Garner’s death was “not a big deal.” This revolting—but not surprising—revelation was exposed during Lt. Christopher Bannon’s testimony at Pantaleo’s administrative trial. Lt. Bannon made his inhumane comments in text messages between himself and Sgt... |
Deardra Shuler May 17,2019 0  Photo by Raj Naik This writer had the opportunity to talk to South African singer/songwriter/producer, Jonathan Butler, who is presently touring his latest album CLOSE TO YOU which features the timeless music of composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David. Mr. Butler was in NY for a day before he moved on to Richmond, Va. Butler grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, under the rigors of apartheid. “South Africa is a beautiful country. When God made Cape Town he did not repeat... | Don Rojas May 17,2019 0  The author with Milton Allimadi, The Black Star News publisher and Rev. Herbert Daughtry [Ed. Despite the life-threatening, debilitating bone marrow cancer, Don Rojas still retains enough energy and insight to comment on today’s current events, particularly the onslaught of Trumpism which he expounded on during a May 11 tribute to him in Brooklyn. This is an abbreviated... | Special To The Black Star News May 17,2019 0  Chagos islands. Wikimedia commons. In the time before the Second World War, Great Britain still had an empire. The tiny European island wielded power across the globe by way of colonialism, with the Commonwealth spanning much of Africa and the developing world. That’s no longer the case - combinations of political pressure and an acceptance by the state that some of its past... |
Colin Benjamin May 16,2019 0  Why is killer-cop Daniel Pantaleo still employed by the NYPD? A medical examiner testified this week that former Staten Island resident Eric Garner died as a result of induced asthma—caused by the chokehold NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo placed around his neck. The doctor’s finding was revealed in Pantaleo’s NYPD administrative trial, which started Monday. If found guilty, Pantaleo faces possible termination from the NYPD. How can Pantaleo still be working... | Colin Benjamin May 15,2019 0  Was Pamela Turner's videotaped killing by a unknown Texas police officer anything more than cold-blooded murder? On Monday, a Texas police officer was recorded committing what appears to be a cold-blooded act of murder by shooting a Black woman dead—who he had just thrown to the ground. A disturbing 39 second cellphone video captures the gruesome killing outside the apartment complex where she lived. The victim’s sister, and other residents, claim the officer... |
Over the last few days, during this observance of the first anniversary of the execution of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, were now hearing chants of Weve got to fight back and We are ready for war.
That weve reached this dangerous place in the fight against police abuse was...
Last week a New York Police Department officer was suspended after a video emerged showing him kicking a suspect being arrested, now a group of NYPD officers are being investigated for bringing down Sandra Amezquita a...
The Ebola crises in West Africa is another occasion where the whole world gets to see inept leadership in many African countries.
There have recently been many postings on social media critical of the United States for deploying military personnel and medical workers to West Africa in...
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