By Okumu Langol Livingstone July 15,2019 0  Mr. Edwin Atukunda, at Lugore Prison farm. “When I decided to start tea nursery bed in Lugore Prison in Gulu, I had experimented before and realized the prison farm had loamy soil and red in color. My finding was that tea is doing very well in northern Uganda because the seedlings were doing very well in Nursery bed, much more than seedlings in central, western and southern regions of the country” “Tea needs a lot of rainfall, but in Northern... | Milton G. Allimadi July 15,2019 0  ADA Lomp is the latest of scores of ADAs who've tried to put Gounden away over the last 12 years. Photo: Linkedin [Speaking Truth To Power] The Kangaroo court trial of Kris Gounden is supposed to start Monday July 15 in Queens Criminal Court. | Special To The Black Star News July 15,2019 0  AFT President Weingarten demands Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello resign because of "vile, hateful and criminal statements." American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement calling on Puerto Rico’s governor to resign immediately: “When Gov. Rossello took the oath of office, he stated that he would lead by example and set high expectations for his government. We see now that the example he has set is one of... |
Special To The Black Star News July 14,2019 0  On the heels of a commanding debate performance and enthusiasm across the country, Senator Kamala Harris earned the endorsements of nine local elected officials from five different states. The list includes statehouse leaders like Georgia Minority Leader Bob Trammell, New York state senators Brian Benjamin and Kevin Parker, and a number of officials in public education. These local leaders all agree that Harris is the best candidate to prosecute the case against... | Marc Morial July 13,2019 0  In the 25 years since, as mayor, I first brought the Essence Festival to New Orleans, I’ve been privileged to experience some of the festival’s most groundbreaking and innovative phenomenons. Michelle Obama’s interview with Gayle King, which took place on Saturday, ranks as one of those memorable moments that could only happen at Essence. As First Lady, Michelle Obama earned a singular place in American History as the first Black woman to hold the title. But it was... | Special To The Black Star News July 14,2019 0  Last week, members of the December 12th Movement went to the offices of Congresswoman Yvette Clarke to question her regarding her support of sanctions against the Government of Zimbabwe. The following is a statement released by the December 12th Movement on this matter. We are here today outside the office of Congresswoman Yvette Clarke simply to ask why she will not meet with us? For nearly a year we have written, called, faxed, emailed and hand-delivered... |
Special To The Black Star News July 13,2019 0  On the heels of Yazmin Juárez’s courageous, heartbreaking testimony in Congress about the death of her almost two year old daughter shortly after being released from ICE custody, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and other Senate Democrats introduced the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, a proposal to provide standards of care for treatment of children and families in detention. According to Pili Tobar, Deputy Director of... | Special To The Black Star News July 15,2019 0  Zero Abuse Project CEO Jeffrey R. Dion today stressed the role of New York’s new Child Victims Act in helping to keep children safe from sexual abuse and ensuring survivors can seek justice in light of the recent arrest of Jeffrey Epstein on charges of sex trafficking. “We applaud the New York State Assembly and Governor Cuomo for passing the New York Child Victims Act, or CVA, in their continued effort to stop child sexual abuse, particularly with the recent arrest... |
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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