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Ceylane Meyers-Ruff Appointed NY State Education Department Senior Deputy Commissioner For Education Policy
Photos: Video Screenshot| Wikimedia Commons The Board of Regents and State Education Department Commissioner Betty A. Rosa today announced the appointment of Ceylane Meyers-Ruff to Senior Deputy Commissioner…
NYS Board Of Regents, State Education Department, Announce Plan To Move Toward First-In-The-Nation Competency-Based Diploma
Photos: Wikimedia Commons The New York State Board of Regents and the New York State Education Department today announced the next phase of the NY Inspires initiative, outlining…
NYC Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus Condemn Mount Sinai’s Decision To Share Trans Children’s Medical Records With Trump Administration
Photos: Wikimedia Commons New York, NY: Today, Council Members representing City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus issued the following statement in response to news of Mount Sinai Hospital's decision to…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Returns To Brooklyn Academy Of Music June 4-7
Photos: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater|Christopher Duggan|Alice Castro NEW YORK – On the heels of a successful 20-city coast-to-coast tour, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized as a…
White New York State Trooper Sentenced In Car-Ramming Death Of 11-Year-Old Black Girl
Photos: Ulster County Sheriff's Office|YouTube Screenshot NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the sentencing of former New York State Police (NYSP) Trooper Christopher…
Anti-Mamdani Protesters Are Also Anti-Muslim Supporters Of Netanyahu’s Genocide Against Palestinians
Black Star News Editorial Photos: Wikimedia Commons Last week, hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers protested at Gracie Mansion against New York’s first Muslim Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Many of…
Mayor Mamdani Launches Interactive Website Connecting Young New Yorkers To Free And Low-Cost Summer Programs
NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani launched “Summer in N.Y.C.”, a new interactive website designed to connect young New Yorkers with free and low-cost summer programming…
NY AG James: FIFA Subpoenaed Over World Cup Ticketing
Photos: Wikimedia Commons NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today subpoenaed FIFA as part of an investigation into…
Nathaniel Hezekiah III: The Proven Fighter Southeast Queens Needs In Albany
By Edwin Freeman for Black Star News Photos: Edwin Freeman As working families across Southeast Queens continue to struggle with rising rents, soaring grocery prices, transportation concerns, and…