February 2017 Archive
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — The Reverend Darrell Scott, pastor of the New Spirit Revival Center in the Cleveland area, a speaker ... New data undermine oil and gas industry’s pipeline safety claims
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — In the debate over construction of new oil and gas pipelines, industry representatives have long argued that pipelines are safer than ... Labor hire could signal clash between Trump and construction unions
By Justin Elliott ProPublica Last month, President Donald Trump hosted the chiefs of several building trades unions at the White House in a meeting notable for how friendly it was given ... Bass band aficionado and co-owner of Donna’s Bar & Grill, Charlie Sims, dies
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “From his demeanor you’d swear he was straight-up from New Orleans not Chicago,” says trumpeter Leroy Jones of Charlie Sims, the beloved chef and co-owner with his ... Black-owned Seaway Bank fails
(Special from NorthStarNews Today) — Seaway Bank and Trust Co., once one of the nation’s largest Black-owned banks based on assets, went into receivership and has been taken over by ... Baldwin documentary ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ receives Oscar nod
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — On February 1, the first day of Black History Month, the National Museum of African American History and Culture premiered the Oscar-nominated ... Stopping shady solar panel salespeople
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist As a progressive who worked hard to help get Secretary Hillary Clinton elected, it is challenging for me to accept Donald Trump as President. But, ... Trump tweets as Rome burns
By Hasan Zillur Rahim New America Media Guest Columnist Although meant to convey cruelty, arrogance and a certain level of madness, the image of Nero fiddling as Rome burns (myth or not) ... Pick your poison
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Black folks in New Orleans got a hard row to hoe these days. On one hand, you got the mayor heaping praise on a New Orleans police department ... Making Black history
By James Clingman TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist “There are [Blacks] who are willing to worship the pyramids of 4,000 years ago but will not build pyramids in the present so their children may ...
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