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By Committee to Protect Journalists Photos: Georgia Fort\YouTube\Wikimedia Commons New York, February 3, 2026 – Free speech and a free press are the bedrock of American democracy. Over…
By LaToya B. Parker\Dedrick Asante Muhammad Photos: YouTube Screenshots When President Donald Trump launched his new “Trump Accounts” for babies, he surrounded himself with billionaires, big banks, and…
By Mel Gurtov Photos: Wikimedia Commons Donald Trump is on the warpath again, threatening Greenland, Iran, Canada, and Cuba. Will he be TACO—Trump Always Chickens Out—or will he…
By New York Governor Kathy Hochul Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Governor Hochul Friday announced the introduction of comprehensive legislation to protect New Yorkers, strengthen constitutional safeguards, and prohibit…
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), together with its United States member organization, the Center for Constitutional Rights, warns of a rapidly decaying democracy and rule of…
By Vernon Verdree Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Facebook Recently Black Star News had the chance to speak with newly-appointed New York Equity Leader Afua Atta-Mensah inside City Hall. Listen to…
By Free Press Action Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon and Minneapolis journalist Georgia Fort.…
By Public Citizen Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON, D.C. — Journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles last night. Lemon livestreamed an anti-ICE demonstration…
Photos: YouTube Screenshots New York, NY — Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on an Illinois judge’s 20-year…
By George Cassidy Payne Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons What Minneapolis reveals about dehumanization, protest, and the limits of force The shoes were placed carefully on the frozen sidewalk…
