April 2016 Archive
While many cities, towns and states across the U.S. have taken steps to remove the Confederate flag and other racially offensive symbols from public spaces, a new poll in Louisiana ... Black scholars named deans at Brown and Princeton
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) - Two African-American scholars have been named deans at two of the nation’s eight Ivy League universities. Effective July ... Head of accreditor for for-profit colleges leaves amid growing scrutiny
By Annie Waldman ProPublica The head of troubled for-profit college watchdog, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, has stepped down, the agency said Monday in a statement. Whites support racial bias over health and economic interest
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The illuminating lead in a recent, front page article in The Washington Post, headlined “A New Divide In American Death,” stated the following: “White women have ... Second weekend picks of 2016 Jazz Fest, the 47th installment
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Here we go again – it’s the second Jazz Fest weekend – Thursday, April 28 through Sunday, May 1, 2016. Below are just a very few of ... America’s war for democracy
By Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media Columnist The conservative movement’s war against democracy in America has erupted on two fronts within the last month in ways that ... ‘Bill O’Racist’ at it again
By George E. Curry George Curry Media Columnist I have written about Bill O’Reilly, a/k/a “Bill O’Racist,” in the past and his proclivity to distort the facts when discussing African Americans. ... Force-fed justice
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Does anybody think that it was a coincidence that last week’s hearing in federal court on the cops charged in the Danziger Bridge shooting took place just ... Revive U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. George Curry Media Columnist This country has made remarkable progress on civil rights over our history. We’ve moved from slavery to segregation to equal rights under ... What about Black women?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Sewell Belmont House housed the National Women’s Party in Washington DC. It is one of the oldest houses near the United States Capitol, and was ...
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