Milton Allimadi
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 Milton Allimadi       (journalist, editor) | |
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| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University, Columbia University |
| Founder of | Black Star News |
Milton Allimadi's Black Star News broke the news of the murder of Sunny Sheu.
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Background
He studied journalism first at Syracuse University, then at Columbia University.
Career
He was a freelance repotrer for the New York Times from 1993-1995. He was Deputy Editor, of The City Sun from 1995-1997. In 1997 he founded The Black Star News two colleagues (Mana Kasongo and Ben Otunu) with savings and seed funding from Bill Cosby.
Activities
He petitioned against Sam Kutesa becoming President of the United Nations General Assembly, alleging homophobia and corruption.[1]
He wrote "The Hearts of Darkness, How White Writers Created the Racist Image of Africa."[2]
He teaches journalism regularly.
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