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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.
African Union’s Planned Credit Agency Hopes - Black Star News
WEB2 days ago · The African Union’s planned credit agency could unlock the necessary capital to develop the digital infrastructure needed to transform countries across Africa, two of the continent’s top bankers told Semafor Africa. The AU planned to launch the agency this year but announced in July that it would not be fully operational until 2025. African ...
Missouri: Call Governor Parson (417-373-3400) To Stop Sept. 24th ...
WEB5 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 vacate Marcellus’ conviction and death sentence, despite the ...
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.
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.
Africa Needs $3.4 Trillion For Continent’s Digital Transformation
WEB3 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 ...
Black Women Leaders Meet VP Harris To Discuss Major Policy Issues
WEBWashington, D.C. (Dec, 6th 2021) — Today, Black Women Leaders and Allies attended a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the major domestic policy and democracy issues facing our nation, including the urgency of passing federal voting rights legislation, the advancement of economic ...
Kenya In Race To Complete Soccer Stadiums - Black Star News
WEB6 days ago · Kenya is in a race against time to get its stadiums ready for two of the continent’s biggest football events — CHAN 2025 next February, and AFCON 2027. Both tournaments are set to be hosted jointly by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Confederation of African Football President (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe was …
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 ...
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 ...