They hate government – until they need it
By Rev. Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Irene has hit, leaving destruction in its wake. We could track Irene and prepare for it; we could not stop it. And now, states and localities, ... The R-word
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor “The reason people think it’s important to be white is that they think it’s important not to be Black.” — James Baldwin The King Monument: Time to revitalize the movement
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The planned dedication and ceremony to formally consecrate the National Memorial Monument of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, D.C. will ... The Hard Truth — Black Businesses: A Word in Your Ear
By Min. J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Columnist It happened in Shreveport, but it could have been any Black community. They called it Pete Harris. It represented much of what is right and ... Texas Blacks advise looking at the ‘real’ Rick Perry
By Talibah Chikwendu Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice top KC MO cash advance Edney News Wire from the Afro Ameri­can Newspapers) — Recently joining the race for the 2012 Republican ... Talking About MLK? Let’s change the conversation
By Tonyaa Weathersbee Guest Columnist So now, it seems the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is set for either this month or in October. Study debunks minority financial aid myth
WASHINGTON — A new report by financial aid and college planning author, Mark Kantrowitz, challenges the assumption that college grant money flows disproportionately to members of minority groups. State’s dairy operations shrink while milk consumption sags
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer After reports of Japanese radiation in milk as close to Louisiana as Arkansas last spring, and also farther away in Arizona, the U.S. West Coast and ... Research: Minority children need strategies to fight obesity
ANN ARBOR, MI—The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity, created by the president as part of the first lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign, aims to solve the epidemic of childhood ... Report: Black males unable to hold on to middle class
WASHINGTON — According to a new report by Pew’s Economic Mobility Project, a middle-class upbringing does not guarantee the same status as an adult.
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