About Us

Milton Allimadi, Publisher and Editor-in chief
Milton@blackstarnews.com

 Milton Allimadi, Publisher and CEO, has a degree in journalism from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia. He’s worked for The Journal of Commerce; The Wall Street Journal; The New York Times; and The City Sun. He co-founded The Black Star News in 1997 with some savings and with seed money from Camille and Bill Cosby. When he’s not reading newspapers, surfing the net or writing, he’s probably jogging, reading a book, catching a movie or traveling to a beach somewhere.

Deardra Shuler, Entertainment Editor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    writspirit@aol.com

Deardra Shuler is the Entertainment Editor for the Black Star News.  Her beat covers interviews with people of note, celebrities, theatre and book reviews, as well as art, etc.  She presently hosts her own show Topically Yours on  the BlakeRadio Network.  Ms. Shuler has produced concerts in Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, and Carnegie Hall and is the the author of a short story featured in Arielle Ford’s book “Mystical Souvenirs.”  Deardra aided the “Beyond the Tears” 2007 Humanitarian Awards Show at the Apollo Theatre honoring Winnie Mandela. She is the former Editor of several New York minority newspapers and is the former PR Chairman of the FESPACO Film Festival in Quagadougou, Burkina Faso.  She is a  member of the National Congress of Black Women, A Circle of Sisters, African American Women in Cinema, and the National Black Journalist Association.  A Program Manager and producer, she produces other shows on BlakeRadio.com, Rainbow Soul.

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Ocen Allimadi, Music Editor:
ocen@blackstarnews.com

Ocen Allimadi loves global music. “Music is the window to the world’s cultures,” he says. “Whenever I travel to a country for the first time, the first thing I do is listen to and study the music.” Ocen studied music in London and is currently working on a degree in History of Black People in The Atlantic World—he’s also polishing up his French to prepare for more travel in the French-speaking world. He’s worked at the Sound Arts Studio in London, a community-based center, helping youngsters record their demos. He’s been a music producer and DJ since the late 90s.