Milton G. Allimadi April 19,2018 0  M.P. Williams wants answers about support for Museveni by British government. Source: YouTube [Commentary] A Western lawmaker has finally stood up to Uganda's genocidal tyrant Gen. Yoweri Museveni. U.K. and U.S. support for Museveni has helped create millions of widows and orphans because of his preference to realize his ambitions with bullets --in Uganda, Rwanda, Congo and South Sudan-- over his three decades reign. In the... | Vincent Magombe April 21,2018 0  Youth unemployment is at 85% but here dictator Museveni boards the $50 million Gulf Stream jet he bought with stolen foreign aid money. Yes, the world is finally talking about Gen. Yoweri Museveni, the man who wants to rule Uganda for life. This was in the UK parliament Wednesday as the Ugandan dictator was arriving in London for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The parliamentarian who delivered the verbal wake up is Dr. Paul Williams, who is not new to... | By Obang Metho April 22,2018 0  Nation building is a complex process that will take time; especially in a country like Ethiopia that has not been free for decades and where our history reveals innumerable power struggles among us, which have repeatedly hijacked the hopes of the people for freedom and justice. It has infected us with a high level of suspicion towards others. This lack of trust dominates the current political climate, which may trigger increased sensitivities and emotional overreactions to what would... |
Marc Morial April 20,2018 0  Lady Starbucks doesn't welcome all? Photo: The Black Star News The arrest of two young Black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks sparked widespread protest and has ignited a national conversation about the issue of implicit bias and how to combat it. As a sort of contrast, around the same time as the Starbucks arrest, a fraternity at Syracuse University was suspended over racist, sexist and homophobic videos recorded in the fraternity house and posted to a fraternity Facebook group... | Special To The Black Star News April 19,2018 0 
Governor Cuomo. Photo: Flickr The dramatic increase in the number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and their overly aggressive tactics raise serious concerns, New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo has said. "ICE's hyper-aggressive raids on hardworking New Yorkers are immoral and un-New York, and we stand more determined than ever to support the rights of all immigrants... | By Marian Wright Edelman April 22,2018 0  Study shows race-bias in punishments. File Photo--flickr. A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released last month, “K-12 Education: Discipline Disparities for Black Students, Boys, and Students with Disabilities,” reminds us once again that suspensions and expulsions continue at high rates and offer grave risks to students. The report by this federal monitoring agency reviews data from the Education Department’s Civil Rights Data Collection on school discipline... |
Mel and Pearl Shaw April 20,2018 0  A special column for executive directors and college presidents
If you find yourself doubting the power, ability and leverage that volunteer leaders provide we ask you to think again. Yes, it takes consistent time and energy to work with volunteer leaders. You have to keep them informed and up-to-date. Many will... | Special To The Black Star News April 21,2018 0  Dr. Asante Dr. Molefi K. Asante, who has been cited as one of the most influential leaders of the decade will bring his dynamic message on the value of “Embracing And Activating The Lessons Of Our African Ancestors” to the Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP) at its 31st anniversary celebration today. Dr. Asante will be joined by Dr. Leonard Jeffries who will bring an acknowledgement message on the life and work of Sister Winnie Mandela. ... |
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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