Guyana Rejects Quest For US Military Base Amid Territorial Dispute With Venezuela

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Thursday that Guyana’s government has reassured neighboring Venezuela there is no plan for...

Comcast Announces $4.5 Million Grant To Per Scholas For Digital Skills, Tech Training

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Per ScholasBlack PR Wire (Black PR Wire) PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Comcast Corporation Thursday announced a new $4.5 million, three-year grant to Per...

Florida Sets Up Formerly Incarcerated People To Vote — Then Arrests Them

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In a country where wealth and friends in high places can go a long way in making legal problems disappear, John...

Miami Black College Expo Celebrates Black History Month, Education

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photo: Black PR WireFlyer (Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FLORIDA – The 1st Annual Miami Black College Expo™, hosted by National College Resources...

The Annual She League Conference Returns To Atlanta September 21 – 22

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Facebook (Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA — The She League Conference, a two-day event dedicated to nurturing and advancing the careers...

Sharpton: Firing Black Cops Who Killed Tyre Nichols “Not Enough”

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photo: YouTube New York, NY (Tuesday, January 24, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN),...

Aruba’s Soul Beach Music Festival Announces Headliners Jill Scott, The Roots,

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photo: YouTube (Black PR Wire) Embarking on its 21st annual voyage, Soul Beach Music Festival Hosted by Aruba offers up a musical...

How Pele’s 1969 Visit Reshaped Nigerian Football

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photo: Wikimedia Commons In 1969, with a civil war raging, global football's biggest star arrived in Benin City as part of a...

California Cops Shoot Black Double Amputee Dead

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Black Star News has been producing stellar investigative journalism since 1997, including focusing on police brutality and other abuses targeting marginalized...

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Media Who Ignore Causes of Violence Can’t Help Prevent It

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: FAIRYouTube Screenshots If the commentary that news media outlets offer up is supposed to equip audiences to understand the world, then...

Ja Rule To Headline Amazon Music’s Final ‘50 & Forever’ City Sessions Livestream Series

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos:James FarrellLisa KirschmanDavid MarekWikimedia Commons NEW YORK—August 4, 2023—Friday, Amazon Music announces the final “50 & Forever” City Sessions livestream of the...

Exxon Has Been Lying About Climate Crisis Dangers For Decades

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). When I was a teenager, I knew global warming was caused by fossil fuels. So did Exxon. For decades, Exxon has been...

China Must Combat Anti-Black Racism On Social Media

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots (New York) – The Chinese government should acknowledge and condemn anti-Black racism prevalent on the Chinese internet and adopt...

SBA Express Loan Program: Funding To Support Black-Owned Businesses

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Edwin Freeman   Photo: Edwin FreemanSeeking capital to grow your business? The SBA Express loan program offers financing up to $350K to...

85-Year-Old Restaurant Owner Inducted Into Barbecue Hall Of Fame

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photo: Black Business.com Desiree Robinson, an 85-year-old African American entrepreneur from Memphis, Tennessee, has made history as the first woman to be...

MakeInspires Makerspace STEAM Education Organization Opens First Location In New York City

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Jenifer Howard MakeInspires, the innovative STEAM makerspaces that deliver renowned STEAM programs for K-12 and adults, is thrilled to announce the...

MANAHATTA Play Now Showing At The Public Theater Thru Dec. 23rd

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotMANAHATTA  A gripping journey from the fur trade of the 1600s to the stock trade of today, Mary Kathryn Nagle’s MANAHATTA tells...

Purpose Toys Announces Expansion Of Popular Naturalistas Doll Line With Fade Collections

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsBlack PR Wire (Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES — DeeDee Wright-Ward,  (shown below) creator of viral Naturalistas Natural Hair Fashion...

Even “Child Welfare” Workers Say Their Agency Is Racist

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photo: YouTube Systemic racism is a key driver of the so-called child welfare system, better understood as the family regulation system. This...

Michigan: White Supremacist Convicted Of Federal Hate Crime For Defacing Synagogue With Neo-Nazi Symbols

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By DOJ Photos: FacebookVideo Screenshots A federal jury today convicted a Michigan man for conspiring with others and defacing Temple Jacob, a Jewish...

Maryland: CAIR Welcomes Hate Crime Probe Into Arson Targeting Cemetery At Black Church

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: CAIRFacebook (BALTIMORE, MD, 12/19/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed...

Mississippi Man Sentenced For Hate Crime Cross Burning

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photo: MDOC A Mississippi man was sentenced Thursday before U.S. District Judge Halil S. Ozerden to 42 months* in prison followed by...

Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Signs Multi-Year Deal with SiriusXM

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photo: SiriusXM NEW YORK – Mar 15, 2023 – SiriusXM today announced that it has extended its relationship with global superstar Kevin...

New Jersey Activist Lawrence Hamm Announces Run For U.S. Senate

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Facebook Lawrence Hamm, a social justice activist and chairman of the People’s Organization For Progress, has announced that he is a...