Africa Must Rid Itself of Colonial Relics from Racist Past
Though all African countries can now proudly claim to be independent with their flags hoisted up, the "colonial flags" remain firmly rooted in the continent albeit not as…
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Did George Floyd Really Try to Use a Counterfeit $20 Bill?
Gladstone: "Let me ask law enforcement officials this: have you remotely considered the possibility that Mr. Floyd wasn’t aware he was even passing along a bad $20 bill?"…
BSN Interview: NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray “Exhilarated” By Protests For Transformative Change and Sees “Tipping Point”
First Lady Chirlane McCray. Photo: Nyc.gov In a wide-ranging interview, New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray spoke with Black Star News publisher Milton Allimadi about the ongoing…
Ungrateful: The Silence of Some African Immigrants in the face of U.S Police Lynching
Scholar and activist Yoknyam Dabale deplores "divide and rule". Photo: By author. On May 25th, 2020 George Floyd, an African American man, was suffocated to death in Minneapolis…
Excuse Me White People ‘Listening’ to Blacks Shouldn’t Be Conditional
Nelson: "Carlson's comments remind me that some- on the right and the left- want to engage blacks in the 'national conversation' only when those blacks are saying exactly…
Black America Continually Victimized by Systemic Racism and Economic Violence
Rev. Jackson: "Police serve as an occupying force in poor communities of color because those communities exist — often created by red-lining — worsened by savage inequality." Photo:…
George Floyd Murder Aftermath: From Righteous Rage to Police Reform?
Nagler: "If we seize it in the correct spirit it will be an opportunity not only to reopen and significantly advance the conversation around race in America but…
Atlanta Killer-Cop Fired for Murdering Fleeing Black Man, Police Chief Resigns
Marquavian Odom: "We've been protesting about George Floyd and I thought there was going to be a change, but there wasn't a change, it was still the same…
Tackling the Double Virus: COVID-19 and White Supremacy
Morial: "Five years ago, in the wake of Michael Brown’s death at the hands of Ferguson, Missouri, police, the National Urban League called for comprehensive reform of police…
Mount Vernon Police Officer Arrested for Assaulting Black Woman
The Westchester County District Attorney’s office finally arrested MVPD Officer Ryan Hughes for using excessive force on a black woman while in custody. Photo: YouTube Unknown Black woman…