Milton G. Allimadi September 19,2017 0  U.N. Secretary General Guterres, sees no evil and hears no evil in sanitizing Gen. Museveni. Photo: UN When Uganda's dictator Gen. Yoweri Museveni addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday September 19 he will definitely not talk about his past comments denigrating enslaved Africans or praising Adolph Hitler. Instead, Gen. Museveni will likely talk about the need to halt conflicts such as the one now raging in South Sudan which has sent... | Eric Kashambuzi September 18,2017 0  "Emperor" Museveni at the United Nations. UN File photo. On Tuesday Uganda's dictator of 31 years now will address the General Assembly of the United Nations. Who is this man Yoweri Kaguta Museveni whose regime is propped by $750 million each year by the United States? Many Ugandans have questioned whether in fact he is Ugandan. Former president, the late Dr. Milton Obote emphatically declared in a BBC interview that he was not. ... | Milton G. Allimadi September 21,2017 0  Gen. Amin, and Gen. Museveni. Amin, the last Life-President, ended up as a guest of the Saudi government. September 21 will be known as the start of the Liberation March in Uganda. Brave Ugandans defied illegal orders barring protests by the country's brutal police commander Gen. Kale Kayihura and took to the streets to protest against attempts by the country's U.S.-backed dictator of 31 years to rape the constitution. ... |
Special To The Black Star News September 18,2017 0  Alvin Bragg shown with Schneiderman. Photo-Flickr Alvin Bragg has been appointed Chief Deputy Attorney General and Margaret Garnett Executive Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice, Eric T. Schneiderman, New York State Attorney General has announced. Bragg has served in the Attorney General’s office since 2013, where he has served as the Executive Deputy Attorney General of the Social Justice division, overseeing the Charities, Civil Rights, Environmental Protection,... | Special To The Black Star News September 21,2017 0  Chancellor Milliken CUNY student Dreamers facing the strict Oct. 5 deadline to apply for renewal of their DACA immigration status will have the $495 application fee covered on the spot at CUNY Citizenship Now! DACA renewal events, thanks to a partnership with a New York nonprofit that raised funds to pay the fees. Non-CUNY students who meet income guidelines will also have the fee waived; others can secure an interest-free loan, regardless of income. The New Economy... | Black Star News Special September 20,2017 0  Soundtrack '63 The Apollo Theater has announced expanded details for the Fall/Winter programming of its 2017 – 2018 season, the Theater’s first full season under the creative direction of its new Executive Producer, Kamilah Forbes. The season will encompass more than 100 performances and events to include commissions, premieres, and collaborations with local, national, and international artists working across a range of disciplines and genres—from dance and theater to jazz,... |
Special To The Black Star News September 21,2017 0  Zenith Bank chair Jim Ovia The founding Chairman of Zenith Bank has announced the establishment of a new $2 million scholarship program, The Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship Fund, in partnership with the Africa-America Institute (AAI). The two million dollar pledge will finance four-year degree programs for high-achieving African students to attend world-class institutions around the globe. The announcement came during the 33rd Annual AAI... | John Muto-Ono p'Lajur September 22,2017 0  Deputy Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, speaking on Acholi Justice system. [Culture and Traditions] “I see value in our traditional justice systems” “’Cairo’ is actually the name the Lwos gave to ‘River Nile’. The Lwos called the Nile ‘Kiro’. Their home was the Nile Delta” “When they came to ‘Khartoum’, they found another branch of the Nile. It was here that they fought a bitter war with another migrating group, the ‘... |
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The Ebola crises in West Africa is another occasion where the whole world gets to see inept leadership in many African countries.
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