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Diaspora Sierra Leoneans, Pressing Accounting Of "Embezzled" EBOLA Funds,...
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma shown with President Obama--critics demand full government accounting for Ebola funds [Comment]We have evidence to suggest that a letter of invitation to a...
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Shedding Some Dysfunction, Congress Slowly Becoming More Effective
Lee Hamilton[Commentary]There have been encouraging signs on Capitol Hill of late that Congress’s long slide into irrelevance may be slowing.Agreements on Medicare reimbursements in both houses, and on...
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Celebrating Malcolm X's 90th Birthday With Harlem Business Shutdowns -- Next...
Ninetieth birthday of Malcolm X -- Malik El-Shabazz[Community Announcement]MALCOLM X 90TH BIRTHDAY MAY 19, 2015HARLEM BLACK POWER - SHUT EM’ DOWN MARCH AND RALLYIn the spirit of Malcolm X, from...
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McDonald's Anti-Biotic Free Chickens Pledge Is Healthy Trendsetter
McDonald's plays catchup with Shake Shack and ChipotleMcDonald’s recently announced its plan to phase out the sale of antibiotic treated chicken over the next two years.When one of the largest food...
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DELAYED BUT NOT DENIED...
Tonya Lewis Taylor is no rookie in this music industry. She is a multi-talented singer, song writer and producer that has taken her journey full circle from artist, to publicist, to executive and back...
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T.L.T. "Thank You"
Here is the 1st single off of Tonya Lewis Taylor's debut album "DELAYED BUT NOT DENIED", The single "THANK YOU".Select Category: EntertainmentMusicTags: Tonya Lewis TaylorDELAYED BUT NOT DENIEDThank...
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Burundi's Nkurunziza Must Weigh Peace And Stability Against Desire For Third...
Pierre Nkurunziza[Black Star News Editorial]Just a few weeks ago Africans throughout the continent and around the world celebrated when Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan quickly conceded election...
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A Medgar Evers Dean Victim Of AMTRAK Crash
Derrick GriffithStatement by Medgar Evers College (CUNY) It is with a heavy heart that we regret to confirm that Derrick Griffith, Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management for Medgar Evers...
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A NIGHTMARE COMES TO A CLOSE AS LIBERIA IS CALLED ‘EBOLA-FREE’
May 14 (GIN) – With no new infections in 42 days, Liberia has been declared free and clear of Ebola by the World Health Organization.The announcement was made in the emergency command center in...
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Rattled By Burundi Chaos, Uganda Dictator Arrests Besigye, Opposition Chief...
Gen. Museveni rushed back to Uganda to arrest opposition leaders when coup announced in BurundiReports from Kampala are that Dr. Kizza Besigye, Uganda's leading opposition figure who has been calling...
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AID WORKER WHO REVEALED PEACEKEEPER SEX ABUSE IS VINDICATED
May 14 (GIN) – French soldiers operating as peacekeepers under a U.N. mandate reportedly sexually exploited homeless young boys, including some orphans, in the Central African Republic in a crude food...
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POPULAR NIGERIAN AUTHOR CALLS ON AMERICANS TO ‘REJECT SILENCE’
May 14 (GIN) – Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, co-curator of a spectacular World Voices week of over 100 African writers, closed the event with an admonition.Referencing “codes of silence”...
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Infrastructure, indifference, & intransigence: America's 3 I's
“I sincerely wish you could see what I’m seeing right now. As I’m writing this particular Op-Ed entry, I’m sitting on an Amtrak train – with the lush and scenic Northern Virginia countryside to my left...
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Graça Machel, Freedom Fighter And Mandela Widow, Joins Danny Glover At Harlem...
Graça Machel SHARED INTEREST PRESENTS PANEL ON SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN & YOUTHFeaturing Former First Lady of South Africa and Mozambique Graça Machel; Activist and Actor Danny Glover; Oscar-Nominated...
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What Can Today’s Black Leaders Learn From The Leadership of Brother Malcolm X
Malcolm X[COMMUNITY EVENTS]1. BEPAA Master Leadership Class“What Can Today’s Black Leaders Learn From The Leadership of Brother Malcolm X”Speakers: Brother William Sales- Educator, Activist and...
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NBA: Cleveland Eliminates Chicago
For the first time since 2009, the Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Chicago Bulls 94-73 on Thursday night to win the series 4-2.In reality, once...
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American Clichés
If President Obama truly wanted to rid the world of Republicans, it would be very easy for him to do so. In fact, he could accomplish the feat within 60 seconds. All he would have to do is change...
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Obama On B.B.King's Death: "America Has Lost A Legend"
B.B. KingStatement by the President on the Passing of B.B. KingThe blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend. B.B. King was born a sharecropper’s son in Mississippi, came of age in...
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The Black Star News's Browne-Marshall Join Others As NAKO's 2015 Malcolm X...
Gloria J. Browne-MarshallThe New York Chapter of the National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO) in conjunction with the International African Arts Festival (IAAF) will host its 46th Annual...
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Your fantasy fundraiser
Tired of hearing about fundraising challenges? Maybe it’s time to hire your fantasy fundraiser!The work of your nonprofit is critically important. You’re helping young people choose the right path in...
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