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conservative Court decided states have the final say in whether a woman can access an abortion

MAGA-Controlled Supreme Court Gives American Women Middle Finger

Photos: ACLU\Harvard\YouTube The white male right-wing Republican-dominated U.S. Supreme Court has just showed us how hypocritical white conservative America is…

new campaign to remove law enforcement from the response to behavioral health crises, including substance use and overdose.

New Jersey: Campaign Launched To Reimagine Policing, Public Safety, Abolish Drug War

Special To The Black Star News2 years ago010 mins

Photos: NJPAC\Twitter ELIZABETH, N.J. — (October 18, 2021) — Today, Salvation and Social Justice (SandSJ), a leading faith-rooted social justice…

entrepreneurs of color are taking steps to make sure the state’s future pot industry is as diverse as possible

Maryland Minority Cannabis Business Association Formed

Special To The Black Star News2 years ago01 mins

Photo: YouTube Maryland–With the General Assembly likely to approve a Maryland marijuana legalization bill next year, advocates for entrepreneurs of…

The report sets out three key contexts in which police-related fatalities have occurred most frequently: the policing of minor o

U.N. Releases Report Addressing Police Violence Pandemic And Systemic Racism In America

BY ACLU2 years ago011 mins

Photos: OHCHR\YouTube NEW YORK — The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights released a long-awaited report today addressing systemic…

resources and programs to help members and entrepreneurs get into New York's multibillion-dollar recreational cannabis industry.

UpState NY Black Chamber Preparing for Cannabis Business Opportunities

Special To The Black Star News2 years ago01 mins

Photo: YouTube The UpState New York Black Chamber of Commerce is building an ecosystem of resources and programs to help…

(SBA) programs to small firms operating in the legal cannabis sector.

Bill Extending SBA Lending to Small Cannabis Businesses Reintroduced by Democrats

Special To The Black Star News3 years ago05 mins

Photo: Twitter Tuesday, House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA), and Rep. Jared Golden…

America has not been a good neighbor to the countries on our southern border, including in the current undocumented migrant deba

Latino Migrants Trapped at America’s Southern Border: Their Fate is Our Fate

ROBERT C. KOEHLER3 years ago011 mins

Photos: YouTube Award-winning journalist Robert Koehler in the following piece points out America has not been a good neighbor to…

Governor Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) into law

NYCLU Praises Marijuana Legalization in New York for Adults

BY ACLU3 years ago02 mins

Photos: YouTube\Twitter Today, Governor Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) into law, the nation’s most comprehensive policy…