President Albert Bernard Bongo, commonly known as Omar Bongo Ondimba has been dispatched to the Great Beyond. He had cancer of the bowels.

In honor of Black History Month, the Black Star News will be featuring speeches, interviews, poetry, etc. all month from important figures who fought for Black liberation and who represent the Black ...

Imhotep Gary Byrd’s longtime WLIB talk show “GBE Mind Flight,” a weekly Sunday mix of news, talk and music heard from 9:00pm to 12:00 midnight and ...

Born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 19, 1982, Columbus Keith Short,Jr. started entertaining at the age of three by putting on shows for hisfolks’ ...

Three years into my marriage, I discovered that my husband had AIDS. He was a Down Low Brother--a man who has sex with men, does not consider himself gay or ...

Hungarian authorities should arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters Hungarian territory, Human Rights Watch said Friday. Netanyahu is expected to travel to Hungary on March 21, ...

In the world of jazz, alto saxophonist and Sun Ra Arkesta leader Marshall Allen is Nelson Mandela. He just turned 94, and he shows no signs of slowing down.

Discover how journalists uncover international fraud schemes using investigative techniques, data analysis, and global collaboration while facing legal and security risks.

Democrats in the House are preparing to force a vote on another War Powers Resolution as early as next Wednesday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters that, this time, he is optimistic ...

On 18 March, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett engaged in a bilateral meeting with the  Vice President of Colombia, HE Francia Marquez Mina in the ...

The New York City Council will honor the legacy of pioneering Harlem community leader Emma L. Bowen with a proclamation recognizing Women’s ...

Tobey Maguire was born in Santa Monica, California on June 27, 1975 to very young parents who separated soon after their son was born. Encouraged by his ...