Milton Allimadi Bio | Wiki
Milton Allimadi is an American publisher and author. He serves as the owner and publisher of The Black Star News in New York. Milton founded The Black Star News in 1997 with two colleagues, Mana Kasongo and Ben Otunu with savings and seed funding from Bill Cosby.
He is also an Adjunct Professor of African History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) where he teaches African History. Milton is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Journalism at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia. Moreover, Milton is also the author of ‘The Hearts of Darkness..’ about the history of Western media demonization of Africa.
Milton Allimadi Age
Milton was born on March 4, 1962, in Gulu, Uganda. He is 60 years old. He arrived in the United States, in 1980.
Milton Allimadi Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Milton Allimadi Family
He was born and raised in Gulu, Uganda by his parents Otema Erifasi and Lamunu Alice Allimado. Milton schooled in Uganda and Tanzania before heading to the United States in 1980. His sister Barbara Ann Allimadi was a freedom fighter in Uganda.
She and other female civil rights activists protested against police at Kampala Central Police Station to condemn the act of brutality. However, on April 27, 2020, she was discovered dead at her apartment in Kiwatule, a suburb of Kampala.
Milton Allimadi Wife
Milton is a man who enjoys his life and career, but, he keeps his marital status private. Therefore, is not known to the public whether he is married, single, or divorced.
Milton Allimadi Education
He attended the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia for an M.S. degree. Milton won the prestigious James Wechsler Memorial Prize award in international journalism at Columbia. He has M.A. and Bachelors’s degree in Economics from Syracuse University.
Milton started his journalism career with internships at The Journal of Commerce and The Wall Street Journal. He was a freelance reporter for The New York Times, a reporter and deputy managing editor with The City Sun, before founding The Black Star News.
Milton Allimadi The Black Star News
Milton founded The Black Star News in 1997 with two colleagues, Mana Kasongo and Ben Otunu with savings and seed funding from Bill Cosby. The news has scored several investigative news scoops including an incident at Morgan Stanley where the firm paid an informant to entrap a dismissed African American employee to disrupt a lawsuit he intended to file.
Prior to 1997, Milton served as a deputy editor at The City Sun 1995. He was a freelance reporter for The New York Times’ metro news desk.
Milton Allimadi Books
His book Manufacturing Hate: How Africa was Demonized in Western Media was published on Jun 14, 2021. Milton explains the history of demonization of Africa, and by extension descendants of Africa, in Western media.
His first book, The Hearts of Darkness: How White Writers Created the Racist Image of Africa became published on Feb 28, 2003.
A critique of Western media’s “tribalization” of African news coverage, beginning with the accounts of the European so-called explorers who went to “discover” Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Milton Allimadi Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Milton’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
Who Is Milton Allimadi
Milton Allimadi is an American publisher. He serves as the owner and publisher of The Black Star News in New York. Milton founded The Black Star News in 1997 with two colleagues, Mana Kasongo and Ben Otunu with savings and seed funding from Bill Cosby.