NYPD Lieutenant Announces Candidacy For NYC’s 40th City Council District
Raymond is a member of the NYPD 12, a group of NYPD officers who sued the NYPD over the racist and discriminatory practice of quota-based policing which targeted…
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Minneapolis Police Chief on George Floyd: “This Was Murder”
Chief Arradondo: Arradondo’s statement came after David Smith’s sister publicly questioned whether the promised training had been done in an interview with KARE 11 investigative reporter A. J.…
Senate Democrats Block “Fake” Police Reform “Justice Act” Bill
Sen Cory Booker: “I think I heard from Republicans that...their bill is 70 percent of our bill. That is fundamentally not true.” Photo: YouTube Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked…
AOC Cruises to Victory, Bowman Poised for Major Upset Win
With nearly all precincts in Engel’s Bronx and Westchester County-spanning district reporting, Bowman topped the chart by a 61%-36% margin, according to BOE tallies. Photo: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…
Mississippi: Local Groups offer Financial Aid To Black Businesses Shunned by Federal Stimulus
Higher Purpose Co staff poses for a picture. Credit: Higher Purpose Co Over the past decade, Hattiesburg native Marcus “DJ Kujho” Carr has been djing in venues across…
Rayshard Brooks’ Black Skin, Like George Floyd’s, Was His Crime
Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church and a Democratic candidate for US Senate, noted Brooks was killed while running away and George Floyd…
“Wrongful Conviction” Podcast to Investigate Case of Terrel Barros
Barros’s case was brought to Flom’s attention by students of the “Making an Exoneree” course at Georgetown University. Photo: YouTube On June 24, Wrongful Conviction podcast with Jason…
Sharpton and Crump: Reject Republican Police Reform Bill “JUSTICE Act”
Benjamin Crump: “The Black community is tired of the lip service...We all know that as the Act is written, it is in direct contrast to the demands of…
Black Star News Endorses AOC, Bunkeddeko, Newsome, and Bowman
The Black Star News believes candidates Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chivona Newsome, Adem Bunkeddeko and Jamaal Bowman will all fight in Congress for the change Black and Brown New…
NAACP: We Support the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act”
NAACP: "While the enactment of the 'George Floyd Justice in Policing Act' is not going to solve all of our problems, it is a necessary first step to…