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WEBSep 18, 2024 · Black Star News has been producing stellar investigative journalism since 1997, including focusing on police brutality and other abuses targeting marginalized communities and Us Politics We have broken several major stories And featured in major Media Houses in Usa And Worldwide.
Missouri: Call Governor Parson (417-373-3400) To Stop Sept. 24th ...
WEB4 days ago · By Innocence Project. Photos: Rep. Cori Bush\YouTube Screenshots. Missouri is scheduled to execute Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24 for a crime he didn’t commit. Last week, after previously accepting an Alford plea that was subsequently blocked by the Missouri Supreme Court, St. Louis County Judge Bruce Hilton denied the request to …
California: Black Caucus Members Weigh Next Steps For State …
WEB5 days ago · For more than two weeks now, members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) have been facing sharp criticisms from frustrated advocates and other Black Californians after the State Assembly failed to bring up two reparations bills for a floor vote on Aug. 31. On Sept. 14, Assemblymembers Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), Corey …
New Research: Historic Economic Milestones For Black Americans …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · By Joint Center\CEPR. Photos: Joint Center\CEPR. WASHINGTON — A new brief from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) documents that as Black Americans experience record-breaking economic gains, a closer examination reveals persistent economic …
Africa Needs $3.4 Trillion For Continent’s Digital Transformation
WEB2 days ago · Africa will need $3.4 trillion in funding for infrastructure projects in order to support the continent’s digital transformation, according to the CEO of Africa’s largest bank by assets. Sim Tshabalala of Standard Bank, speaking at Semafor’s “The Next 3 Billion” event in New York on Tuesday, said “there’s no question” Africa has ...
Walmart Gives $800K To Atlanta Organization For Black …
WEBOct 3, 2023 · Photos: RICE Walmart is giving a $800,000 grant to the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE), a nonprofit dedicated to developing, growing and scaling Black entrepreneurs, the retail giant announced Monday. The funding will bolster efforts to train business owners who produce consumer goods. The announcement comes on the …
The Paradox Of Progress For Black Americans - Black Star News
WEBSep 6, 2024 · From 1972 to 2022, the annual Black unemployment rate averaged 11.6 percent. Last year, it averaged 5.5 percent, a historic low. That’s good news, but it’s barely put a dent in the gap between Black and white employment. We calculate that Black America would need an additional 1.4 million jobs for Black people to be employed at …
Uhuru 3 Free Speech Trial: Week One Exposes Government’s Weak …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · By Hands Off Uhuru. Photos: Hands Off Uhuru\YouTube Screenshots [Column: Handsoffuhuru.org] Tampa, FL—The first week of the free speech trial of Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel left observers shaking their heads and asking how the government has dedicated 30 FBI agents over the course of 3 …
The Crisis In Journalism And ‘The Roadmap For Local News’
WEBFeb 2, 2023 · Black Star News has been producing stellar investigative journalism since 1997, including focusing on police brutality and other abuses targeting marginalized communities and Us Politics We have broken several major stories And featured in major Media Houses in Usa And Worldwide.
Nowhere To Run: Police Brutality In The United States And Africa
WEBOct 13, 2023 · A third of Kenyans have undergone police harassment or abuse. George Musamali, former police officer turned security and safety consultant, said the issue starts in police training where “recruits are brutalized in the name of being trained, so at the end of the day when they graduate, they extend the same brutality they received during training …