Reggae Icon “Toots” Hibbert
BSN: "We are dedicating this installment to the memory of Reggae icon Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert, who died on September 11, 2020, of complications from COVID-19 at the…
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Dub Poet LKJ 2003 Paris Concert
BSN: For four decades now, Johnson has produced poetic works that speak to the political and social concerns of Black people in England (where he emigrated to, from…
Joshua Crumbly: “Reflection”
Crumbly: “I was in a very pensive mood with everything going on in the world and wrote this song while the news was playing in the background...there's been…
From the Art Archive: Vaughn “Akae Beka” BenjaminMonterey Bay 2002
In our second presentation, we remember the great Reggae singer Vaughn "Akae Beka" Benjamin, of the infamous Midnite Band from St. Croix, U.S.V.I., from this 2002 concert in…
2020 Hutchins Forum – America’s Racial Reckoning – The Pandemic(s) and the Election
Author and journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault led the panel to discuss their perceptions of equity and justice amid the concurrent pandemics, and Henry Louis Gates Jr. opened with the…
From the Art Archive: Elijah Rocq”All Seasons Love”
In this first installment of "From the Art Archive" we feature this music video from Brooklyn-based Reggae artist Elijah Rocq. Photo: Elijah Rocq Dynamic Brooklyn-based Reggae singer and…
Eddy Grant Speaks George Floyd, Reparations, Racism…
Musician Eddy Grant is calling for Reparations in the wake of George Floyd protests. Photo: YouTube Musician Eddy Grant is calling for Reparations in the wake of George…
George Floyd Rebellion: Black Economic Empowerment Must Top The Reform Agenda
Greetings sisters and brothers. This is Milton Allimadi. Publisher of Black Star News and adjunct professor of African History at John Jay College in New York City. I’m…
BLACK STAR NEWS PUBLISHER FILMS RAGING FIRE IN HARLEM WHILE SHOPPING
Black Star News publisher Milton Allimadi witnessed and videotaped a raging fire one block down the block on 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., in a furniture…
Black Voter Turnout will be hurt by Joe Biden as Democratic Nominee in Election 2020
Attorney Antonio Moore discusses the voter turnout expectations for Black Americans in election 2020. Moore critically evaluate a possible choice of Joe Biden as the candidate.