An attack on education
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The effort to repeal and replace health care is generating headlines, and the attempt to investigate our 45th President’s Russia connections is of high importance.  The specious ... Let’s hear it for the ladies!
By James Clingman TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Over the years many Black women have stood, spoken out, and fought against mistreatment; they have also advocated for Black people to use our economic resources to ... Military support for diplomacy
Amidst the darkness of Washington politics, a recent bright spot was the letter to Congress signed by more than 120 former senior military officers urging support for diplomacy and development. ... Endorsements for the Saturday, March 25, 2017 special election
Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, Division C: Paula Brown This may constitute one of the hardest electoral decisions Orleans Parish voters have had to confront in years. Two evenly matched ... Use your vote or lose it
Quiet as it’s kept, there are a number of important things worth voting for this weekend. That is, if you haven’t completely given up on the election process in the wake ... City Council takes steps to protect low-income renters
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer Shawanda Holmes knows about substandard housing in New Orleans. As recently as June, she was renting out a home with a gaping hole in the wall, big ... Report: Police encounters cause stress among Black men
By Rosemary Eng Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — Community policing can be bad for public health. At a public health symposium at Stanford University March 6, scholars from Stanford Medicine and ... New NOPD unit takes aim at gun violence
After witnessing a rise in the number of murders committed in 2016 and a steep uptick in gun violence this year, the NOPD is taking steps to turn things around. ... How the South’s hate crime laws fail transgender victims
By Rebekah Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – Last year was a deadly one for transgender people in the U.S., with at least 27 known murders — more than any ... Wells Fargo commits $60 billion to increase Black homeownership
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Wells Fargo & Company has set aside a staggering $60 billion to lend to at least 250,000 Black homeowners by the year 2027.
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