New mentorship program challenges young Black men to H.O.P.E.
By Kaelin Maloid Contributing Writer A music mogul and an NBA coach have set out to change the lives of 20 young men aged 12 to 15 to help them overcome circumstances ... Police brace for reaction to DOJ probe of Alton Sterling shooting
Police are preparing for the possibility of more protests in Baton Rouge once the U.S. Department of Justice completes its probe of the July 5, 2016 officer-involved shooting of 37-year-old ... BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Stopping elder abuse in in-home care
By Jennifer Margulis Contributing Writer Part 1 of 2 articles. (New America Media) — They were so happy to find her. The young woman sent by Home Instead Senior Care made a ... Edgar ‘Dooky’ Chase Jr., famed restaurateur and civic leader, dies
Edgar “Dooky” Chase Jr., a tireless civic leader and legendary restaurateur whose legendary restaurant was graced by everyone from the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to former Atlanta Mayor ... Prosecutors to retry former cop in the shooting death of a Black Ohio motorist
(NorthStarNews Today) — Hamilton County, Ohio, prosecutor Joseph T. Deters announced on Tuesday that he will retry former University of Cincinnati police officer Raymond Tensing for last year’s shooting death ... The plight of African Americans has suddenly and drastically changed
By Zenitha Prince  Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — The newspaper headlines were likely already written, announcing Hillary Clinton as the first woman ... Activists to gather in Miss. to chart agenda for Trump era
By Ajamu Dillahunt Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Human rights activists from across the South will gather at historic Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, from Dec. 9 to 11 for ... Finally, the Coretta Scott King Story: My Life, My Love, My Legacy
(TriceEdneyWire.com) — Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center), and twentieth-century American ... Third SUNO chancellor finalist withdraws name
In less than six months, efforts by a search committee and the Southern University System to replace Southern University at New Orleans Chancellor Dr. Victor Ukpolo, who stepped down on ... Black men take top National Book Awards
(NorthStarNews Today) – Black men took home the top awards at the recent 67th National Book Awards. Colson Whitehead won the top fiction award for his novel The Underground Railroad. Ibram ...
Next Page »