US Politics
US Politics
Barren: The Decline Of African American Land Ownership From 15 To 7 Million Acres
Historically, land ownership has always been critical to the health, wellness, and stability of families. This is especially important to the African American families ...
Justice For All: Gay Marriage And Bigotry
[Beneath The Spin] Currently in the U.S.A: Nine states plus the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage; 38 states have banned same-sex marriage; six ...
Comprehensive Reform Will Liberate Millions of Women, Anchors of Immigrant Families
[Op-Ed] As Washington lawmakers throw themselves into the comprehensive immigration reform debate, I say, “Remember the women.” Women constitute more than half of our ...
Black Male Teens: ‘Guilty’ Until Proven Innocent
Robert Zimmerman One year later, the Trayvon Martin tragedy still stings and some people are still throwing salt on the open wound. Last ...
HAPPY EASTER Holidays: Work To Make The World A Better Place!!
HAPPY EASTER from all of us at The Black Star News family to believers, almost-believers, and non-believers. All the best to you ...
White House: Obama Meets Leaders From Four African Democracies
Obama with, from left: President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Joyce Banda of Malawi, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, and Prime Minister ...
Will SUPREMES Strike DOMA But Shy From Same-Sex Marriage
For the first time, protesters for marriage equality outnumbered opponents here today. The thousands of protesters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court could ...
Hostile Supreme Court And Another Race Case
Little doubt exists that the Supreme Court’s most conservative justices want to do away with affirmative action and other race-conscious programs. And for months, ...
If Elected Atima Omara-Alwala Would Be First Black President of Young Democrats
Long-time activist, Atima Omara-Alwala, of Arlington, has announced her candidacy for the presidency of the Young Democrats of America (YDA.) If elected, Omara-Alwala ...
Botched Job: Dr. Ben Carson Is A Great Surgeon But Clueless Politician
[The View From Washington] In modern culture, an icon is a symbol; a name, face, picture, or even a person readily recognized as having ...
