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WEB5 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.
Three Former Memphis Cops Convicted Of Executing Tyre Nichols …
WEB19 hours ago · Memphis Fire Department (MFD) first responders and EMTs arrived on the scene. Despite knowing that Nichols had been injured by the officers’ kicks, punches and baton strikes and was at substantial risk of serious harm if those injuries went untreated, Haley willfully failed to inform responding emergency medical personnel of the blows suffered by Nichols.
Center For Policing Equity: Mixed Verdict in Tyre Nichol’s Murder …
WEB23 hours ago · By Center For Policing Equity. Photos: Ben Crump Law\YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Tyre Nichols should be alive. Tyre Nichols’ 7-year-old son should still have his father. The Memphis officers convicted Thursday for their roles in his fatal beating – Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith – lied to a supervisor, to medical professionals treating Nichols, and in ...
Report: Atlanta Is Nation’s Hub For Black-Owned ... - Black Star News
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Researchers found that 8.8% of businesses in Atlanta are Black-owned — up from 7.4% in last year’s report. Additionally, Atlanta boasts the second-highest number of Black-owned businesses and the fifth-highest Black population rate.
Pioneering Nigerian Founder Of Black Ethnic Satellite Television ...
WEBNov 26, 2023 · Quoting Peter Drucker’s profound words, “Leadership is doing the right things,” the event acknowledged Alistair’s exceptional skills, creativity, and unwavering commitment over the last two decades in the media sphere. His visionary leadership at the helm of the first black and ethnic media television, BEN Television for the last few decades and (recently featured in a NETFLIX ...
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.
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 …
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 years, conducted military raids on peaceful U.S. residents, offered a $10 million ...
Black Real Estate Agents Maybe Harmed By Changes To …
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The changes, negotiated in a proposed settlement of a Missouri lawsuit, are upsetting the industry and creating an unsettling environment for Black agents and minority home buyers. USA Today published a comprehensive story this weekend entitled, “ Residential real estate was confronting a racist past. Then came the commission lawsuits.”.
Uhuru 3 Receives Outpouring Of Support To Fight DOJ Charges In …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · By Hands Off Uhuru. Photos: Hands Off Uhuru. On July 27, nearly 2 years to the day after the FBI conducted heavily-armed raids on seven Uhuru (freedom) Movement homes and offices, the “Hands Off Uhuru!” campaign held a multi-site event from the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Uhuru Solidarity Center in St. Louis, Missouri, two of the buildings that were targeted in the 2022 ...