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WEB3 days ago · 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.
Justice Department To Award More Than $84Million In Grants To …
WEB13 hours ago · By DOJ News Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons The Justice Department has awarded 152 grants to 90 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes through its Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), totaling more than $84 million. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced these awards during a Justice Department and Department of the Interior convening with Tribal leaders ...
California: Sixty-Eight Members Of White Supremacist Group …
WEB2 days ago · By DOJ News. Photos: DOJ\YouTube Screenshots. Federal and local law enforcement Wednesday arrested 42 members and associates of the SFV Peckerwoods, a San Fernando Valley, California-based white supremacist street gang, on a 76-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they engaged in a years-long pattern of racketeering activity that included trafficking of drugs — including fentanyl ...
The Power Shift: Black Women On The Forefront Of Change Virtual …
WEB2 days ago · By The Power Shift. Photos: The Power Shift\YouTube Screenshots. Chicago, IL- September 30, 2024 – The Power Shift is an interactive livestream event on Tuesday October 8, 2024, from 7pm to 9pm (EST), exploring the pivotal role of Black women in driving progress in politics, economics, activism, and social justice while highlighting the barriers they’ve shattered and the legacy they ...
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 heels of another large corporate gift to RICE.
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WEBThe Morgan Stanley scoop established the publication’s reputation for investigative journalism and earned The Black Star News coverage in The Wall Street Journal, The Daily News, The New York Post, The New York Times magazine, New York Observer, The Village Voice, and Brill’s Content magazine. Publisher Allimadi was interviewed on CNN about the scoop.
Education Leaders Sound Alarm On New Data Showing Inequities …
WEBNov 20, 2023 · Photos: YouTube Screenshots. CHARLOTTE, NC – Federal education officials and other leaders expressed alarm this week at the Southern Education Foundation’s 2023 Issues Forum on the continuing inequities many Black students face, citing newly released U.S. Department of Education data. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten called during the conference for “a generational ...
Report: Atlanta Is Nation’s Hub For Black-Owned ... - Black Star News
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · For the second-straight year, Atlanta leads the nation with the highest percentage of Black-owned businesses, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census data from the country’s 50 biggest metros, released by financial platform LendingTree.
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 …
Tigray War: US Renews Sanctions On Ethiopia - Black Star News
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The United States’ decision to renew sanctions against Ethiopia is a blow to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s attempt to repair the relationship between the countries. The sanctions were first rolled out due to the two-year war in the northern Tigray region. The measures targeted individuals involved in the war, which officially ended in ...