Racial Justice

Major League Soccer’s partnership with the National Black Bank Foundation

MLS Launches Partnership With National Black Bank Foundation

Photo: Major League Soccer Major League Soccer today announced that it will leverage a historic $25 million loan from a syndicate of Black banks, ...

Trayvon Martin with father

Trayvon Martin And Black Lives Matter: A Decade Later

Photo: Twitter Fifty-six years separate the extrajudicial killings of Black boys Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till, each of their fates catalyzing movements of social ...

bipartisan deal for police reform is close to done among key negotiators on Capitol Hill, according to those familiar with the

U.S. Senate Closes in on Bipartisan Police Reform Deal

Photo: YouTube A bipartisan deal for police reform is close to done among key negotiators on Capitol Hill, according to those familiar with the ...

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland

Pressley Urges A.G. Garland to Adopt Her Criminal Justice Reform Package

Photo: Wikimedia Commons Friday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging him to consider H. Res. 266, the ...

American Civil Liberties Union launched an ambitious effort to achieve racial justice, the Systemic Equality agenda.

ACLU Launches New “Systemic Equality” Racial Justice Agenda—Including Support for Reparations

Photos: ACLU Today, the American Civil Liberties Union launched an ambitious effort to achieve racial justice, the Systemic Equality agenda. Watch video on ACLU’s ...

New man in the White House

NAACP: Black America’s Policy Recommendations for Biden Administration

President Biden. Photo: The White House.   Now that the Biden-Harris White House is taking over the reins of power, their agenda for Black ...

Letitia James Lawsuit Against NYPD for Brutalizing Protesters.

NYCLU, Legal Aid Society Applaud AG James’ Lawsuit Against NYPD

Photos: YouTube The Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statement responding to the lawsuit filed by New ...

two Rocky Mount Virginia police officers (who have been charged) are seen inside the Capitol building Wednesday during the riot.

Police Solidarity With White Supremacy Evident in Trump’s Capitol Hill Coup Attempt

Photos: YouTube The presence of pro-Trump police officers at last Wednesday’s attempted coup, to keep Donald Trump in power, is now facing scrutiny–given reports ...

If Democratic hopefuls Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are victorious, Democrats will control the U.S. Senate. This will all

Black Star News Endorses Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Tuesday’s Georgia Runoffs

The Black Star News is endorsing Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in this Tuesday, January 5th Georgia runoff elections for the U.S. Senate. ...

Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, recently launched the Black Business Green Book

Black Business Directory Launched by Color of Change

Photo: YouTube Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, recently launched the Black Business Green Book — a new digital directory ...