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Don't Ignore Abuse Of Ethiopians In Saudi Arabia Says World Class Model...
Yordanos Teshager[The Freeman Report] Ethiopian Supermodel Yordanos Teshager was the second runner up for Miss Ethiopia in 2004. Since then she has gone on to grace catwalks for the likes of Rock &...
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Uganda: Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago's Lawyer Sees Eventual Fall of Gen....
Mayor Lukwago -- popular effective mobilizer against Gen. Museveni[Global: Africa]A lawyer for Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago, reportedly just released on bail, believes Gen. Yoweri Museveni can be ousted...
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Must See Cinema: Like Anne Frank's Diary, Northrup's 12 Years A Slave Speaks...
[Commentary]The National Urban League's Morial Puts 12 Years A Slave In Perspective For Those Who Haven't Seen It YetSteve McQueen, director of the movie, 12 Years a Slave, has said: “I read ’Twelve...
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Batay Vètyè: Lessons Of The Great Haitian Revolution
General JanJak Desalin--routed French armyNovember 18, 2013 marked the 210th anniversary of the final battle of the Haitian Revolution, Batay Vètyè, or the Battle of Vertières.In this sustained...
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For A Democracy Dogged Journalism Is A Blessing, Not A Curse
Edward Snowden[This Democracy]Let’s start with the obvious: A democracy needs intelligence agencies. It needs to know what’s happening in the world — and understand the plans of allies and enemies — to...
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KARMA IS A FLORIDA COYOTE: Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin's Killer, Reportedly...
Quick-to-the-draw George ZimmermanPhoto: ABC News Trayvon's Killer Plays The 'Victim' AgainWell karma truly is a Florida Coyote.There should no longer be any reasonable doubt about George Zimmerman's...
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Paul Rodriguez Appearing in the Bronx
Paul RodriguezComedian Paul Rodriquez and 4 other comedians Ruperto Vanderpool, Jochy Santos, Cuquin Victoria and singer and comedian Anthony Rios will take over the stage at Lehman Center for the...
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Annual Global Spin Awards Honors World's Top DJs
Swizz Beatz, Shawn Prez[Music]For the 2nd year in a row, DJ's from all across the globe were honored at the 2013 Global Spin Awards, held at the New York Times Center in New York City, on...
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Reviewing The Botched Investigation Of George Zimmerman's Killing of Trayvon...
[Speaking Truth To Power]Part six of our special series reviewing the debacle in handling of the George Zimmerman case.As we continue our look at the trial of George Zimmerman, current news reports...
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Manny Pacquiao Vs Brandon Rios: Two Maulers In Macao
Will Manny Pacquiao regain glory?[BoxingGlove Notes]The most anticipated fistic war of the year will take place in, Macao, China, on Saturday, November 23, 2013.I can almost guarantee that every boxing...
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Legacy: John F. Kennedy -- His Real Civil Rights Record
[Legacy And Remembrance]John Fitzgerald Kennedy, felled by assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's bullets 50 years ago today, was the 35th President of the Unites States.He was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline,...
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Idris Elba Is Ideal Mandela In 'A Long Walk to Freedom'
Atim p'Oyat shown with Harvey Weinstein[Review]On Thursday, Black Star News writer Atim p'Oyat joined hundreds of high school students who jam-packed Sunset Boulevard’s Harmony Gold Screening Room for...
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Kennedy Assassination 50th Anniversary: New York's Elected Officials'...
[National]Statements by New York elected officials and organizations regarding the 50th anniversary of the assassination of of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.New York Attorney General Eric...
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No Can Do! Appeals Court Rejects Bloomberg Move On Apartheid Policing
Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly[New York]An appellate panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today denied the City of New York’s request to vacate District Judge...
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Boom! Best Man Holiday Hits The Mark With $31 Million Opening
The movies' stars have fun[Review]What happens when a film combines a talented ensemble cast of ebony actors bearing resplendent skin tones, a solid storyline, superb direction, a banging subliminal...
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At Top Security Conference, Eric Holder Deplores 'inadvisable and...
Attorney General Eric Holder[National]Attorney General Eric Holder offered the Obama administration’s most forceful critique to date of U.S. mass incarceration policies, at a meeting of the...
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Congo's Agony: For Lasting Peace & Stability Deal With M23's "Masterminds
The two masterminds behind vicious M23 army: Gen. Museveni and Gen. Kagame[Global: Africa]The 17-year quest for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken a significant step in the right...
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In The Wine Time Leaves a Palatable Taste
In The Wine Time, playwright Ed Bullins takes us to Derby Street, a side street within a northern metropolis, where we are exposed to the vicissitudes of human life. The audience finds itself melding...
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Nuclear Option: National Review Online Downplays Republican Obstructionism
Senator Harry Reid went for the Nuclear option[On The Media]National Review Online, while claiming to support a change in Senate procedure in order to "overcome partisan obstruction," refused to...
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Ask What You Can Do To Help Advance Kennedy's Unlived Dreams
[Commentary: National]“It should be clear by now that a nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America which practices what it preaches about equal rights and social justice will...
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