United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday expressed deep concern about reports of arson and clashes between protesters and security forces in the Gabonese capital, Libreville, following the official announcement of provisional results of the presidential election in the … Read More
A new report on migration shows that many of the bodies of migrants that drowned between January 2015 and June 2016 in the Mediterranean were never identified, and families at home face never finding out what happened to their loved … Read More
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Keep a Child Alive (KCA) announced that Clive Davis will receive its Humanitarian Award at the 13th annual Black Ball held on Wednesday, October 19 at the Manhattan Center/Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. This year’s event aims to reignite … Read More
\ The publisher of The Black Star News, Milton Allimadi, hosted a signing of the second edition of his book “The Hearts of Darkness, How White Writers Created the Racist Image of Africa” on August 27, at Nicholas in Brooklyn. The … Read More
The de Blasio administration and the City University of New York announced on Friday the launch of the ActionNYC DACA Education Initiative. The program will provide classes through nine community-based education providers to assist immigrant New Yorkers in fulfilling DACA’s … Read More
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement’s Small Business Development Institute is accepting applications for its free Fall Term 2016. HCCI is targeting individuals looking to open and those who already have a business. The program will take place every Monday and Wednesday … Read More
The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and IDNYC, The New York Public Library, Council Member Annabel Palma, and Assembly member Marcos Crespo celebrated the opening of a new IDNYC pop-up enrollment center at Soundview Library on Tuesday, August … Read More
The Department of Justice just announced it will end its relationship with private prisons–but the prison industrial complex is far from over. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)–the private prison industry’s largest client–will continue to operate over 155 Immigration … Read More
The Office of the UN Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday deplored the death in custody of Ebrima Solo Krummah, a member of Gambia’s opposition party, United Democratic Party (UDP), last Saturday. Mr. Krummah was among 30 … Read More
The theatrical premiere of the groundbreaking film directed by Crystal R. Emory, “Black women in Medicine” will take place today Friday, August 26, at Cinema Village in Lower Manhattan. The one-week run will help the film, which “chronicles the unsung … Read More
The New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce will commemorate Women’s Equality Day with a discussion and a woman’s network evening with the newly elected president of the National Council of Women of the United States Saideh A. Browne as … Read More
The Nigerian Federal Government on Saturday warned of the circulation of two fake malaria drugs in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo. It said it had therefore stepped up vigilance within the drug supply chains in Nigeria on the … Read More
The following is Africa’s final medals table after 16 days of competitions at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 ended on Sunday, August 21, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Position Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 15 Kenya … Read More
On August 13, 2016, 23-year-old Sylville Smith was shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer during a traffic stop that turned deadly, a narrative we’ve heard far too often. According to Police Chief Edward Flynn, the 20-25 second … Read More
This week, Harlem/Havana Music & Cultural Festival—an international visual and performing arts, fashion, education and culinary exchange—continues to celebrate the rich artistic connection between iconic cities Harlem, New York and Havana, Cuba with music and dance performances, Cuban-inspired dining, and … Read More
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday commissioned the country’s second largest commercial oil and gas project, the Tweneboah Enyenra Ntomme (TEN) field offshore the Western Region when he switched on the valve on Floating Production, Storage and Offloading … Read More
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday charged African Central Banks to halt the growing trend of laundering stolen funds, terrorism financing and illicit outflow of funds from the continent through the banking system. President Buhari was speaking here when … Read More
South Sudanese rebel forces have denied their fighters raped women during an assault on Juba, the South Sudanese capital earlier in July, a spokesperson of the rebel movement said here Wednesday. “Our forces pulled out of Juba on July 11,” … Read More
