U.S. Supreme Court may finally define racial gerrymandering in cases from the South
By Alex Kotch Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – The U.S. Supreme Court held hearings on Dec. 5 in two cases regarding racial gerrymandering, the practice of drawing voting districts in ... Attorney General speaks on escalating hate crimes
(Special from Arab American Media/New America Media) — Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch visited a mosque in Northern Virginia on Monday to discuss the spike in hate crimes. Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher delivers blunt talk on election results
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — During the recent Rainbow PUSH Coalition conference in the nation’s capital, top Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher told a room full of activists, journalists ... Spelman grads plan ‘Thank You’ for Obama’s final day in White House
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — Saying “Thank You” can be a simple, yet powerful affirmation. And, Spelman College graduates ... Mothers of police brutality victims urge NFL to ‘step up’
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — On any given Sunday afternoon, millions of Black men and women gather around their TVs, cheering on their favorite football teams. Then, when ... Expect more intense rainstorms and flooding in southern La.
By Bob Marshall The Lens Living in southern Louisiana without flood insurance is a bigger gamble after this news from researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research: If the climate continues ... EPA concludes fracking a threat to U.S. water supplies
By Patrick G. Lee ProPublica Starting in 2008, ProPublica published stories that found hydraulic fracking had damaged drinking water supplies across the country. The reporting examined how fracking in some cases had ... Veterans ask for forgiveness and healing in Standing Rock
By Valerie Taliman Contributing Writer Cannonball River, ND (Special from Indian Country News and New America Media) — When veterans Wes Clark Jr. and Michael Wood Jr. sent out the call for ... Aging boomers to depend on help from their friends, extended kin
By Lois Collins Contributing Writer (Special from Deseret News/New America Media) – Family members already form an “invisible workforce” that cares for America’s frail elders. But changes in policy and family structure ... Music makes the Season merry and bright
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Music is a wondrous entity. It has the ability to make us happy when we’re sad, soothe us when we’re blue, heal us when we’re ailing, bring ...
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