Clik here to view.
U.N. DAYS AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE - ‘POINTLESS NOISE’?
Dec. 7 (GIN) – “Happy abuser’s day.”That was Tumie Modise, a columnist at the Botswana news magazine Mmegi, railing against the unfulfilled promise of “16 days of activism for No Violence Against Women...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Governor Cuomo Hails Conviction of Skelos
Dean and Adam SkelosGovernor Andrew Cuomo has praised the bribery conviction today of former State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam as well the recent conviction of former Assembly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RWANDA: REFERENDUM TO ENTRENCH THE REPRESSIVE REGIME OF GENERAL PAUL KAGAME...
FDU-Inkingi Party spokesman Joseph Bukeye, Rwandan opposition spokesman addressed his FDU-Inkingi Party's convention earlier this year. The background picture is Victoire Ingabire, the party's leader...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Profile: Sabrina Lamb Black Star Annual Dinner 2015 Honoree
Sabrina Lamb [Black Star Annual Awards Dinner 2015 Honoree] Developing financially responsible adults. One child at a time. Sabrina Lamb is the Founding Chief Executive Officer of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Education: Sharpton Wants Justice Scalia To Recuse Self From Texas University...
Justice Antonin Scalia At the National Action Network's Weekly rally tomorrow Rev. Al Sharpton will call on Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself from the Fisher v....
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. Education Inequality And The Cradle To Prison Pipeline
Marian Wright EdelmanThose unable to read and compute and graduate from high school are being sentenced to social and economic deathThis has been a hard year for poor children and children of color in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
3 tips to get your resume noticed
You’ve submitted your resume to a number of promising job openings but after several weeks you haven’t received any responses back. Despite having all the right skills and qualifications, your resume...
View ArticleClik here to view.
As Uganda Medical Services Collapse, Gen. Museveni Wants To Extend 30-Year...
After 30 years in power--the inside of a state-operated hospital[Africa Commentary: Uganda Elections 2016]The raphic videos and pictures of rotten, dysfunctional and, in some instances, wholly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trumpism: The Hate That Hate Begat, Or Chickens Coming Home To Roost
Donald Trump -- making the world a more dangerous place with words[Global Perspective]The colonial climate that followed the Berlin Conference of 1884-85 when Africa was partitioned on paper, set the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Advent Is Now
Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Jesus Christ is supposed to be the true reason for this reason. Advent is the time of year when we’re supposed to be focusing on the Eschatology – or the end of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New York Times Rewrites Scalia to Make Him Sound Less Racist
Justice Scalia New York Times Supreme Court correspondent Adam Liptak (12/9/15) recounted a startling moment in the Court’s oral arguments over the University of Texas’ affirmative action plan:In a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clinton, Sanders, O'Malley, de Blasio To Address Immigrant Conference
Bernie SandersSenator Bernie Sanders, Democratic Party candidate for U.S. President, will address via videoconference the National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC), the organization...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FRIDAY: Black Star News Annual Awards Dinner At Mist With Dinkins, Rangel,...
Dinkins and Rangel Please join Black Star News for a night of celebrating as we honor members of our community who are "Creating a More Just America."Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep....
View ArticleClik here to view.
3 tips to nail your in-person interview
You did it. You got through the phone interview and now you will be meeting with the hiring manager in person. You’ve done your homework. You’ve researched the company, its mission, its values, and you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bill Cosby Countersues Seven of His Accusers
Bill Cosby is claiming defamation in a lawsuit filed Monday against seven of his accusers."Mr. Cosby states plainly that he neither drugged nor sexually assaulted the defendants and that each...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Disappearance of the American Middle Class
While Congress is alseep, Middle class continues to vanish[Nation of Change Commentary]Recent reports have documented the growing rates of impoverishment in the U.S., and new information surfacing in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THAT NIGHT AT SISTAS’ PLACE WAS A "JAZZ NIGHT" TO RECALL
Left to right, foreground: Davis Whitfield, Antoine Roney. Background: Dezron Douglas and Neil Clark. Photo: Shaheed A MuhammadI suppose if there is such a place as the hallowed heavenly realm of jazz...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethiopia Arrests Second Journalist An Week; Summons Zone 9 Bloggers
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on authorities in Ethiopia to release the editor-in-chief of Negere Ethiopia online newspaper, Getachew Shiferaw, who was arrested on Friday, according...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Claims: New York City Using A Fake Map To Steal Queen's Homeowner's Private Land
Kris Gounden. Photo: Nate Adams New York City is using a phony map to justify an arrest for blocking an alleged public street. Ironically, the action provides the arrested individual an opportunity to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Black Economic Empowerment 2016 Campaign Launched Online
Both Dr. King and Malcolm X were supporters of Black economic empowermentA nationwide grassroots Black economic empowerment movement called LetsBuyBlack365 hosts its first press conference on December...
View Article