Photo: Black Star News Black Star News publisher Milton Allimadi, New York State Senator Cordell Cleare, Dr. James McIntosh, Dr. Mohammad Nurhussein, poet Tiffany Denise and others met on March 6, 2023 at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Harlem State Office Building to celebrate Allimadi's new book: "Adwa: Empress Taytu and Emperor Menelik in Love and War". The book reading\signing event was well received by an enthusiastic audience--which included a surprise guest at the end: Malaak Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X. Tags:  Black Star News ”Adwa: Empress Taytu and Emperor Menelik in Love an ..read more

Photo: Flyer Join Black Star News publisher Milton Allimadi today, Monday, March 6, @ 6-8 pm in a Celebration of Women's History Month and Ethiopia's Battle of Adwa Victory! Allimadi will be signing and reading from his recently published book ("Adwa: Empress Taytu and Emperor Menelik in Love and War"). Tags:  Black Star News Milton Allimadi book “Adwa: Empress Taytu and Emperor Menelik in Love and War” Women's History Month State Senator Cordell Cleare. Ethiopian author Dr. Mohammed Nurhussein Dr. James McIntosh Poet Tiffany Denise ..read more

Photo: Barry Fellman Due to popular demand, the Center for Visual Communication (CVC) in Wynwood is announcing the stellar exhibition featuring 15 of Miami’s leading artists – The Miami Creative Movement – will be extended through April 8th, and will remain on view for six more weeks. Tags:  Black Star News The Miami Creative Movement Center for Visual Communication (CVC) in Wynwood Barry Fellman Mira Lehr Carlos Betancourt Edouard Duval-Carrie Karen Rifas Robert Thiele John Bailly Asser Saint-Val Kathleen Staples Paola Gracey Jacqueline Gopie Robert McKnight Regina Jestrow Gustavo O ..read more

Photo: LaToya Ruby Frazier New York, NY, March 2,2023– The Museum of Modern Art announces LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity, the first museum survey dedicated to the artist-activist, on view at MoMA from May 12 through September 7, 2024. Tags:  Black Star News LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Roxana Marcoci ..read more

Photo: TV One (SILVER SPRING, MD) March 2, 2023 - TV ONE's new dating series “Asking for a Friend” returns tonight! LisaRaye McCoy is back to help bachelors find the one. Don't miss the all-new episode Thursday, March 2 at 8p ET/7c. Dejané and Chelsea are Mississippi-born homegirls now living in Atlanta. Chelsea is ready to be a mom and settle down. Dejané wants a man to have fun and travel with. Can these Southern belles find men that will show them that chivalry isn’t dead? Tags:  Black Star News TV ONE’s new dating series “Asking for a Friend” LisaRaye McCoy ..read more

Photo: NJPAC (Newark, New Jersey- February 28, 2023) After the success of an extensive world tour in 2022, comedian Trevor Noah is heading back on the road with his 2023 Off The Record Tour, making a stop at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). Noah recently announced the new tour, billed "Off the Record," entails 28 stops across the U.S. that will roll through Newark on Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24th at 8 PM. Tags:  Black Star News comedian Trevor Noah 2023 Off The Record Tour New Jersey Performing Arts Center NJPAC ..read more

Photo: Michelle Tabnick Battery Dance presents Battery Dance NOW, featuring the work of three female choreographers, on March 8-11, 2023 at 7pm at New York Live Arts, 219 West 19th St., NYC. Tickets are $35 (standard), $20 (student/senior/veteran), and $75 (VIP opening night reception). For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.tickets.batterydance.org. Tags:  Black Star News Battery Dance presents Battery Dance NOW Robin Cantrell's “The Liminal Year” Ana Maria Lucaciu’s “It Goes By Quick” Tsai Hsi Hung’s “A Certain Mood ..read more

Photo: Peacock New York, NY (February 27, 2023) – Josh Johnson: Up Here Killing Myself, a new one-hour stand-up comedy special, is out now on Peacock. Johnson transforms an hour of talk therapy about his relationships with money, his father, and a stalker, into an hour of stand-up. In this comedic exploration of Black mental health and self-discovery, Josh shares with his therapist, and the audience, his thoughts on growing up without money, grieving, and first-time experiences. Tags:  Black Star News Josh Johnson Up Here Killing Myself stand-up comedy special Inside Hook The Laugh B ..read more

Photo: YouTube (Black PR Wire) Embarking on its 21st annual voyage, Soul Beach Music Festival Hosted by Aruba offers up a musical escape sure to awaken the senses with an elixir of melodies featuring internationally distinguished entertainment including renowned hitmakers Jill Scott, The Roots, and Lucky Daye performing on the main stage Memorial Day Weekend, May 24 – 29, 2023 in the unrivaled paradise of Aruba. Tags:  Black Star News Soul Beach Music Festival in Aruba Jill Scott The Roots Lucky Daye. Memorial Day Weekend The Aruba Effect ..read more

Photo:Sasha Stoltz The Windrush Caribbean Film Festival is proud to announce that two cultural icons are joining its team as it gears up to mark the 75th Anniversary of Windrush in June. Tags:  Black Star News Windrush Caribbean Film Festival Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe Ansel Wong CBE Frances-Anne Solomon ..read more