Milton Allimadi is an award-winning journalist and co-founder of The Black Star News. A Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumnus and recipient of the James Wechsler Memorial Prize, he has reported for major publications including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He teaches African History at John Jay College (CUNY) and journalism at Columbia, and co-hosts the Black Star News Show on WBAI 99.5 FM.