September 2016 Archive

Nurse Tiffanie Abrajano checks Alton Rodgers' medications so he knows how to take them after going home from the hospital.
DIAGNOSIS UNPREPARED: Gaps in care persist during transition from hospital to home
By Anna Gorman Contributing Writer Last article in a series (Special from Kaiser Health News/New America Media) — Alton Rodgers had just come in from gardening when he suddenly blacked out and collapsed ...
In some cities, police go from stop-and-frisk to stop-and-spit
By Lauren Kirchner ProPublica The five teenage boys were sitting in a parked car in a gated community in Melbourne, Florida, when a police officer pulled up behind them. Officer Justin Valutsky closed ...
Tuskegee University to eliminate 100-plus positions
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — Tuskegee University is among the latest HBCUs to announce a significant cut in ...
Companies can’t set own rules for injured workers
By Michael Grabell ProPublica A national campaign to rewrite state laws and allow businesses to decide how to care for their injured workers suffered a significant setback last Tuesday when the Oklahoma ...
Consumer Financial Agency wins court case against CashCall
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The fight for fair lending got a big boost on August 31 when a federal court rejected a payday loan collector’s attempt to ...
JOHN BOUTTE
Another fest on the burner: Fried Chicken Festival, hot licks and hot wings
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “I’m gonna wing it!” declares a laughing John Boutte about the material he’ll be performing on Sunday, September 25 at the Fried Chicken Festival at Lafayette Square. ...
Sharpton says Trump ‘insults intelligence’ of Black voters
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s attempts to sheer Black votes from the Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton has garnered the attention of ...
Are separate dorms a good or bad thing for Black students?
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson New America Media Columnist The announcement that California State University, Los Angeles agreed to the demands of black student groups at the school to establish separate dorm housing ...
Two European Americans telling nothing but the truth
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Every now and then an American journalist, educator or politician will tell the whole truth about how white supremacist attitudes and actions have wreaked havoc ...
Are you ready to vote?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Are you ready to vote? Are you registered? These may seem like simple questions, especially for those who are aware, but every year some ...

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