Racial Justice
Wednesday, hundreds of angry New York City residents held a demonstration, in Union Square, to protest the suspicious death of Nolan Wells—and how his case was unjustly dismissed…
Reparations
A United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on October 7 calling for concrete action against systemic racism should have been an opportunity for governments to demonstrate their commitment…
Editors’ picks
The continent on its own terms — politics, money and power from Lagos to Nairobi.
Caribbean: Guyanese Oil & ExxonMobil
By Hon. Albert Baldeo: U.S. Ambassador Nicole Theriot is advocating for American commercial interests. Our Government must defend Guyanese interests with equal resolve. Guyana’s oil wealth must secure…
Politics, justice and civic life, reported from the communities they affect.
By Ann Cooper: The exterior wall that borders West 41st street is a picturesque mural with images of the menu and the words “Big City Energy Meets Southern…
Accountability journalism. Power, money and institutions — on the record.
Racial Policing
The following statement was released Friday by the Justice Department on “an out-of-court settlement agreement with the City of Lexington, Mississippi,” regarding a DOJ report which found that…
Black Star News Editorial Photos: Wikimedia Commons|Facebook|Others Above: Gov. Whitmer (middle) should learn some lessons from New York's Gov. Hochul Police investigated and recommended a criminal charge. A…
Black Star News Editorial Photos: YouTube Screenshots|Wikimedia Commons|Others Governor Kathy Hochul (above) with NY AG Letitia James. And Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (below middle) . A tale of…
Center for Constitutional Rights Photos: YouTube|Wikimedia Commons September 30, 2026, New York — Wednesday, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected several of…
