December 2016 Archive

‘Voice of the Experience’ host forum for judicial run-off candidates
By Allen Johnson Contributing Writer On the last Monday night in November, the community center behind Corpus Christi-Epiphany Catholic Church (2022 St. Bernard Ave.) bustles with activity – much like the ...
Rev. Sharpton announces D.C. march during MLK weekend 2017
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) – In his victory speech the morning after the Nov. 8 election, President-Elect Donald Trump called for America to come together and promised to ...
Uncertainties abound in unification process
By Kari Dequine Harden Contributing Writer As the first urban privatized public school district enters a new phase dubbed “Unification,” the process will be guided by Act 91 and a plan ...
Answers sought in wake of Bourbon Street shooting
Local elected officials, police, business leaders and residents are all wondering what can be done to improve public safety in New Orleans after a shooting on Bourbon St. late last ...
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43rd Bayou Classic lives up to its billing, draws record crowd
With a focus on technology and family unity, the 2016 Bayou Classic, the annual gridiron contest pitting Southern University against Grambling State University, introduced new and exciting events to the ...
Michelle Obama hugs Noemi Negron at the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards ceremony at the White House.
Children say goodbye to First Lady Michelle Obama
By Ayanna Alexander Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Howard University News Service) — Children from all over the nation, some who had never ventured past their ...
In an ugly election result, hate surges online
By A.C. Thompson and Ken Schwencke ProPublica Over the past month, more than 564,000 unique visitors have spent time on The Daily Stormer, a website that takes its name from a Hitler-era ...
U.S. Senators demand study on federal advertising in Black-owned media
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Five U.S. Senators have joined the fight for accountability in the federal government’s advertising practices – or lack thereof — when it ...
Mortgage officials sentenced to federal prison and fined for fraud
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Perpetrators in a mortgage fraud scheme that targeted Black consumers in the Los Angeles area have been sentenced to federal prison and fined. On ...
Navy combat veteran John Shirley from Wide Ruins, Arizona,  said his call to duty for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the thousands of protestors demonstrating against the Dakota Access Pipeline near Cannonball, North Dakota will be shown through peace and love as he stands on the 'front lines' between a militarized police and peaceful protestors.
Water Warriors: Diné veterans head to standing rock
By Donovan Quintero Contributing Writer (Special from Navajo Times and New America Media) — In place of her M16, the rifle she used to protect herself with for 13 years in ...

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