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The New Plantation: Incarceration Of Black America
Photo: Southercoalition.org For forty years the United States has hidden the consequence of its tragic racial history at the center of the War on Drugs. That historical consequence…
Minnie Minoso’s Quintessential American Story — Obama
Minnie Minoso For South Siders and Sox fans all across the country, including me, Minnie Minoso is and will always be “Mr. White Sox.” The first Black Major…
How A Young Black Girl Found Healing And Strength Through Her Poems
One of my sheroes is Sojourner Truth. A brilliant but illiterate woman, she was a great orator and powerful presence who possessed great courage and determination. I often…
Debate: “Which is More Important Black Studies or the 3Rs”?
BEPAA Great Black History Debate Series Continues: "Which is More Important Black Studies or the 3Rs" Educators Basir Mchawi and Hank Williams will debate over which is more…
Nationally-ranked Monroe College’s Secret To Success: Student-centric Focus On Instruction
Monroe College students Over the next several weeks in our Education Series The Black Star News will conduct Q and A's with area colleges and universities. This week…
In Meeting With Liberia’s President Johnson Sirleaf, President Obama Notes ‘Extraordinary Strides’ In Fighting Ebola
President Johnson Sirleaf with President Obama REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT SIRLEAF OF LIBERIA BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING Oval Office 11:37 A.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: It's a great…
Three NYC Councilmembers Condemn P.C. Richard & Sons “Bigotry” For Detaining NYPD Officer
Jumaane D. Williams Council Member Jumaane D. Williams (D-Brooklyn), Deputy Leader and Chair of the Council's Housing and Buildings Committee, and Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson (D-Bronx), Chair…
President Obama Briefs African American Civil Rights and Faith Leaders On Task Force on 21st Century Policing Report
President Obama Today, President Obama met with African American civil rights and faith leaders to provide an update on the Administration’s priorities as described in the State of…
Given Its Lessons In Recovery From Terror-State Germany Shouldn’t Embrace Gen. Kagame-Regime
Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier with Gen. Kagame Feb. 26, 2015 Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier Minister of Foreign Affairs Federal Republic of Germany WERDERSCHER MARKT 1 10117 BERLIN Dear Honorable Dr.…