Under Attack Across United States, African Americans Awaiting God's Salvation
Latest outrage is commando-type assault of student by weight-lifting fiend, Ben Fields, a cop in Spring Valley, South Carolina; he's not been arrested[Letter To The Editor]It is impossible to look at...
View ArticleLizt Alfonso Dance Cuba Returns To New York's New Victory November 13-29
Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba Ninety miles south of Miami there is an island, a bit smaller—and warmer— than the state of Pennsylvania that produces some of the most explosive fusions of dance—flamenco,...
View ArticleThe U.S. Budget: Government Didn't Shut Down By Where Is New Revenue?
President Obama previously dared Republicans to shutdown government and they blinked -- but writer warns of revenue crunch The recent federal budget agreement was a missed opportunity.It is good news...
View ArticleUGANDA: ESCAPING FROM THE HANDS OF UGANDA SECURITY BY WISHKER IN APAA LAND...
Felix Opiyo-Tariya: Museveni’s dogs of war would have killed him if he didn’t run fast.AMURU-UGANDA: It is seven o’clock local time in the evening, as the ambulance carrying Mr. Felix Opiyo-Tariya, a...
View ArticleProtecting The Power of The Vote: From US To Congo
Kabila --laying groundwork to leave or stay in 13 months?I celebrate the power of the vote from here in the United States to Congo in Central Africa.My great-grandmother was born in 1900 to parents who...
View ArticleNAN Welcomes Termination Of Officer Ben Fields -- Sharpton
Officer Ben Fields attacking the young girlThe National Action Network commends Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott for taking decisive action in terminating School Resource Officer Ben Fields for the...
View ArticleCNBC Republican Debate Was a Total Train Wreck
Republican lineup[Elections 2016]Reporters from both conservative and liberal-minded news organizations seem to agree: the CNBC Republican presidential debate was kind of a train wreck.That wasn’t...
View ArticleCalling De Blasio "Dishonest" Developer R. Donahue Peebles Offers His "Tale...
R. Donahue Peebles The Man Who Would Be New York City Mayor Multi-millionaire real estate developer R. Donahue Peebles' vision of New York is of "a tale of one city" -- a city where everyone gets an...
View ArticleAre you ready for year-end fundraising?
FUNdraising Good Times Are you ready for year-end fundraising? An important part of launching your year-end fundraising campaign is data. It’s not sexy, but it’s true. No matter how exciting your...
View ArticleSPIKE LEE TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL OF THE 2015 TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
Spike on Brooklyn Bridge courtesy of 40 Acres & A Mule website Brooklyn-Raised Filmmaker and quintessential New York Sports Fan will lead the field at the 45th running of the world's largest...
View ArticleAsk Not What's Wrong With Our Children -- Ask What's Wrong With Our Adults
Officer Ben Fields, a body-builder, does Hulk Hogan impersonation on a girl It is time for adults of every race and income group to break our silence about the pervasive breakdown of moral, family, and...
View ArticleUganda: Strategies For Recovering National Harmony After Gen. Museveni's...
Gen. Museveni -- dictatorship at its limit Maximum Violence Exposes A Regime In Its Twilight In line with its ethical approach and vision for the country, and taking into account the state of...
View ArticleNFL & NBA Men Behaving Badly --Greg Hardy, Rex Ryan, Jerry Jones, Mark Cuban
It was a Thursday night….another round of trivia and another week of the NFL were about to begin. That’s when it happened….a teammate asked, “what happened to the Bills?”…”Rex Ryan happened to the...
View ArticleDesperado: Failing GOP Presidential Candidate Chris Christie's Attacks On...
Chris Christie's not the chosen one-- when when all else fails, demonize Black folk[Speaking Truth To Power]Last week the failing Republican presidential hopeful, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie,...
View Article3 valuable lessons I learned working at a non-profit
Very early on in my career, I worked for four years at a human services non-profit before moving on to the for-profit world. Looking back, I realize I learned three very valuable lessons that have...
View ArticleUganda: Candidate Mbabazi's Supporters Dismiss Fear Of Arrest By Gen....
Mbabazi -- will regime police try to block his nomination? [Africa: Uganda Elections]As the day of his nomination as candidate for the presidential election draws tomorrow speculation is rife that...
View ArticlePolitical Suicide: GOP Gives Up On The Hispanic Vote, Again
Paul Ryan on immigration reform -- old wine, news bottle In the fight for the presidential nomination, the Republican team is lead by a neurosurgeon with strange ideas, Ben Carson, and by a walking...
View ArticlePresident Obama Announces New Measures For Rehabilitation and Reintegration...
President Obama THE WHITE HOUSE----This Administration has consistently taken steps to make our criminal justice system fairer and more effective and to address the vicious...
View ArticleJoshua B. Drummond's "I'm A Brilliant Little Black Boy!"
In January of 2033 BlackStar News had the pleasure of interviewing actress, writer and author, Betty K. Bynum on her latest project "I'M A PRETTY LITTLE BLACK GIRL!", a book, clothing and accessory...
View ArticleVeteran Rights Champion Barbara Arnwine In New Vote Protection Organization
Barbara Arnwine Newly Formed Organization Launches 2016 Voter Protection Initiative Long time voting rights advocate Barbara Arnwine has joined forces with voting rights and justice colleagues to form...
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