Morehouse Gets $40 Million to Fight Covid-19 In Black Communities
(HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) announced the selection of the Morehouse School of Medicine as the awardee for a new $40 million initiative to fight COVID-19 in…
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Oxford University Rolls Out Vaccine Trials In South Africa
South Africa is the second country outside of the United Kingdom to take part in the Oxford trial after Brazil launched its study on Wednesday. The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19…
Journalists Assaulted, Arrested, Fired, By Dictator Museveni Regime
Ugandan military ruler Gen. Museveni. Photo: Facebook. Between April 3, 2020, and May 28, 2020, officials in the western Uganda district of Kabale arrested journalist Rogers Asiimwe of…
WBAI’s Black Star News Show to Host NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray
Today Host Milton Allimadi has a conversation with First Lady of New York City and Co-chair of NYC Racial Inclusion & Equity Task Force, Chirlane McCray. Photo: YouTube…
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…
Black Lives Matter Movement Driving Customers to Black Businesses
Of the 5.7 million US firms with paid employees, about 124,000 -- or a little more than 2% -- were Black-owned in 2017, according to a Brookings Institution…
Why Ugandans Reject Museveni’s Coup d’etat Disguised as “Digital” Vote
Bobi Wine. Photo: Facebook. If anyone still had any doubt that Uganda’s Electoral Commission works for and on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni and his regime of blood…
What Phase Two Means For Washington, D.C., Covid-19 Response
Mayor Bowser. On Monday, June 22, we will move into Phase Two of our COVID-19 response. As we plan for the changes ahead, it is critical to remember…
Empowering Black Broadcast Media in Wake of George Floyd Murder
Winston: "Blacks make up 13% of the American population, yet we own fewer than 180 of the more than 11,000 commercial radio stations in the U.S., 1.6%, and…
Philadelphia Mother Fearful of Dying From COVID-19—Like Her Father
Baker: "I’m a dialysis patient. I fit all of the criteria. I’m African-American... I have kidney disease. I’m a diabetic. I read the newspaper and I watch the…