Israeli peace activists are more anguished than ever − in a movement that has...
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Secular Jewish groups have historically made up the majority of solidarity and peace groups. But Palestinian citizens and observant Jews are...
2023: Hottest Year On Record Underlines Severity Of The Climate Crisis
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Reacting to the European Union’s Copernicus Global Climate Report confirming that 2023 was the hottest year ever...
DiNapoli: NYC Spending Priorities Shifted During Pandemic
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The following statement was released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli regarding budget spending priorities in the wake...
Guns And Domestic Abuse: SCOTUS’ ‘Originalist’ Second Amendment Farce
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The 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller was the first time the Supreme Court said that the...
Reparations and racial healing being discussed in Barbados
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC —
A one week “Reparations and Racial Healing Study Tour” began here on Monday with Barbados urging countries not...
Nigeria’s Election: At Least 14 Journalists Detained, Attacked, Or Harassed
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Abuja, February 27, 2023 – At least 14 journalists and media workers were detained, harassed, or attacked while covering Nigeria’s...
‘Dancing The Twist In Bamako’ Opens Feb. 24 At Film Forum
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Film Forum is pleased to present the US theatrical premiere of Robert Guédiguian’s DANCING THE TWIST IN BAMAKO on...
Roots & Rivers Festival, Empowered By BlacQuity, Celebrates Black Entrepreneurs, Fostering Community Growth
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(Black PR Wire) BLUFFTON, SC – BlacQuity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Black entrepreneurs, is thrilled to present the...
Gaza Is Starving
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The chief economist of the World Food Program explains how the scarcity of food may tip the territory into famine.
By Isaac...
Black women in America are up against a lot, and it’s causing their bodies...
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By Brianna Holt, Insider —
“Weathering” is a health phenomenon that refers to the process of being worn down by repeated...
Henry Ford Health: Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association Awarded $4.8 Million Grant
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(Black PR Wire) Detroit, MI—Henry Ford Health and Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA) have been named joint recipients of...
Atlanta: Black-Owned Seafood Restaurant Hits $8M In Sales In One Year
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Chad Dillon, a 33-year-old entrepreneur and restaurateur, has achieved massive success as the young owner of The Boiler Seafood...
UN report urges countries to consider financial reparations for transatlantic slavery
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UN secretary general says no country has comprehensively accounted for the past.
By Aamna Mohdin, The Guardian —
A UN report calling on...
Growing environmental justice concerns surround proposed rail merger
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By Hazel Trice Edney —
It’s an unfortunate truth that over the course of our nation’s history, progress has often come at...
National Bankers Association On Silicon Valley Bank Situation
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - (March 13, 2023)--Today, National Bankers Association (NBA) President & CEO Nicole Elam Esq. and Chairman Robert James...
Achieving Economic Equality: Closing The Digital Divide At HBCUs
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By Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson
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States are about to receive billions of federal dollars to build or improve broadband infrastructure...
Jeffries: “It’s Time For House Republicans To…Abandon Extremism”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that it’s...
Brazil slave trafficker’s links to top bank spark debate over reparations
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Researchers are at last revealing how slavery and the slave trade shaped the country’s institutions.
By Constance Malleret, The Guardian —
On 27...
Meet The Founders Of Approved Jets, The Fastest-Growing, Black-Owned Private Jet Company
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Kelvin Mensah and Aaron Wilson are the founders of Approved Jets, a Black-owned private aviation brokerage company based in...
Cost Of G20 Inaction On Climate, Debt Crises “Potentially Catastrophic”
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World leaders attending the G20 summit in New Delhi which starts tomorrow must substantially increase international assistance and...
Reducing Prison Populations And Creating Safer Communities
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The Brennan Center proposed an innovative approach to criminal justice reform. We call it the Public Safety and Prison Reduction...
Atlanta: 6 Arrested After Protest Against Police Turns Violent
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Black Star News has been producing stellar investigative journalism since 1997, including focusing on police brutality and other abuses targeting marginalized...
Homeless Report Underscores Scope Of Crisis And Failures Of Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams
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Coalition for the Homeless released its annual State of the Homeless report, titled Compounding Crises, Failed Responses. The report...
Murdering The Messenger: Five Years Later Still No Accountability For Jamal Khashoggi’s Assassination
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Jamal Khashoggi’s fame suddenly rose like meteors, not because he won the lottery, a Nobel Prize, a Pulitzer or...