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Benjamin Netanyahu Doubles Down And Sells Bush’s "Big Lie Approach" Again
Netanyahu: the big lie speech to Congress and the worldBenjamin Netanyahu claimed: “So when it comes to Iran and ISIS, the enemy of your enemy is your enemy. The difference is that ISIS is armed with...
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Even With More Bridges To Cross, Selma Will Reverberate Through The Ages --...
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCHESEdmund Pettus BridgeSelma, Alabama It is a rare honor in this life to follow one of your heroes. And John Lewis is...
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50 Years After Selma -- Fight for Voting Rights Continues
John Lewis, now a member of Congress, being bloodiedOn March 7, 1965, more than 600 civil rights demonstrators attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. It was the first day of a...
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Hillary Clinton: If You're Gonna Do It, Do It Right
Hillary ClintonIn Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Master Yoda famously said to Luke Skywalker: Do or do not. There is no try.The statement is as profound as it simple. Somebody that Hillary...
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IONGIVAFUHBOWNUH
BUSTA RHYMES & The Conglomerate have released the video for JDOE's new single "IONGIVAFUHBOWNUHN" .Select Category: EntertainmentMusicTags: Busta RhymesJDoeThe ConglomerateTrio Entertainmenthip...
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South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Offers Model For Healing...
Nelson Mandela -- perhaps his lasting legacy for Africa can be the lessons he offered for reconciliation and recoveryIt is a tragic irony that Africa, the largest continent and the most endowed with...
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Women Journalists Apply: Reporting Fellowships To Congo and Tanzania
[On Media]Call for Applications: IWMF African Great Lakes Reporting InitiativeReporting Trips to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Tanzania Depart in JuneWashington DC – The International...
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DotConnectAfrica's Contributions At UNESCO Conference On Global Internet...
Sophia Bekele at the conferenceDotConnectAfrica's founder and president Sophia Bekele stressed the importance of breaking monopolies and providing subsidies to help increase access to connectivity,...
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Why Hillary Clinton Must "Delete" All Doubts About E-mailgate
Clinton[Black Star News Editorial]Both Bill and Hillary Clinton remember how the Republican opposition attacked them with non-stop accusations, including even of "murdering"Vince Foster, during Bill's...
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Dream Deferred: The Legacy Of SELMA In Perspective
While the in-your-face 'No Blacks Allowed' sign may be gone, columnist says mass of African Americans not doing betterOn March 7, President Obama stood in Selma, Alabama at the foot of the Edmund...
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Shooting Of Cops In Ferguson: Reform Police Department Before Long Hot Summer
Jackson's departure comes way too late[Black Star News Editorial]Two police officers reportedly were shot and wounded Thursday morning after a night of protest outside the Ferguson Police Department...
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Jumaane Williams, Victims of Cop Shootings, And Other Officials Escalate...
Jumaane WilliamsMembers of Black, Latino and Asian Caucus, Progressive Caucus to urge that New York implement recommendation of Obama task force, families of police shooting victims.WHAT: Press...
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The Real MVP
It is like watching an episode of “To Tell The Truth” unfold before our very eyes. Right on the yearly schedule, NBA fans are finding themselves engrossed in the debate of who should be the season’s...
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Breaking Point: Police Racism And The Hate That Hate Produced
Darren Wilson -- Michael Brown's killer; triggered Ferguson disasters[Speaking Truth To Power]This week as protests continue, against yet another police killing of an unarmed Black boy in Wisconsin,...
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SELMA And The Role Of Lowndes County
Driving the dark highway to Selma, Ala., I met forgotten heroes of the voting rights movement.It was the night before President Barack Obama’s arrival. I was driving toward that infamous bridge when a...
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DEBT SKYROCKETS OFF THE CHARTS IN GHANA, ANGERING CRITICS
Mar 10 (GIN) – The steady nation of Ghana could be heading for a painful train wreck as government borrowing raises the level of foreign debt to skyhigh levels.Last month it was announced that...
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WIFE OF EX-IVORIAN PREZ GETS 20 YRS FOR INCITING ELECTION VIOLENCE
Mar. 10 (GIN) – The wife for former president Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast, will serve jail time for inciting election violence in the 2011 post-election crisis.Simone Gbagbo was found guilty this...
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DESOLATE SIERRA LEONEAN LIVING ROUGH IN UK SPURS FUND DRIVE
Mar. 10 (GIN) – The somber face of a young man from Sierra Leone has become the emblem of Ebola’s living survivors, suffering in silence without families, papers, or homes.A photo of Jimmy Thoronka...
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U.S., Iran And 47 Republican Manchurian Candidates
Here's the lyrics from the classic Beastie Boys song, “So What’cha Want”:“So what'cha what'cha what'cha want what'cha want? I get so funny with the money that you flaunt. I said where'd you get your...
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MALUWA: sounds of change
What is the true defintion of an artist? One who possesses superior skill or ability and is engaged in one or more of any broad spectrum of activities related to creating... I give you Maluwa, a...
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