Does the pendulum of justice and fairness swing toward Black men?
By James B. Ewers Jr. Contributing Columnist Alton Sterling and Philando Castile did not deserve to die. The police shot them both at point-blank range. Sterling shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and ... Violence erupts after latest series of fatal cop shootings
Nearly two years after police in Ferguson, Mo. gunned down 18-year-old Michael Brown and several other officer-involved killings led to nationwide protests, two more Black men have been fatally shot ... Heavily armed white man arrested after firing at cop
A recent incident underscores the racist double standard in U.S. law enforcement with regard to the way Blacks and whites are viewed and treated by the authorities. Last week, at least ... Long-running apartheid crimes case axed by U.S. Supreme Court
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Global Information Network) – Efforts by South African victims of racist apartheid to obtain justice suffered a new defeat in the U.S. ... Democratic platform committee calls for end to mass incarceration
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNewsToday.com) — The Democratic Platform Drafting Committee has approved a plank, calling for the end of mass incarceration, which occurred under President Bill Clinton ... State attorney general and sheriff defy mayor to bring down murder rate
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It was notable that neither NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison nor Mayor Mitch Landrieu appeared at the July 1 press conference seeking to pool metro and state police ... Baton Rouge police fatally shoot Black man selling CDs outside of convenience store
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Louisiana has largely escaped the national rancor over police shootings of unarmed Black men – that is until the early morning hours of July 5 when video ... Justice for Alton Sterling
By Edmund W. Lewis The Louisiana Weekly Editor In the wee hours of the morning on Tuesday, July 5, Alton Sterling joined a long list of Black men, women and children who ... Economic power of Black and other consumers limited by low knowledge about credit
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Despite the level of economic destruction suffered by millions of Americans – and disparately by African Americans – during the housing crisis, many ... Venturize.org empowers Black business owners with new loan comparison tool
By Freddie Allen Contributing Writer (NNPA National News) – In an effort to level the playing field for Black-owned small businesses, the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), recently launched a service that makes ...
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