May 2017 Archive

Report: La. abortion restrictions not based on scientific facts
By Sharon Armstrong Contributing Writer It could be said that separating fact from fiction seems to have become America’s national pastime since President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, but when ...
Months after meeting with HBCU presidents, Trump still giving mixed messages on Black Colleges
By Jane Kennedy Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Repeatedly during his first 100 days, President Donald J. Trump signaled to the leaders and supporters of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that ...
Family still seeking answers two years later
The family of a 16-year-old girl whose remains were found on the interstate in eastern New Orleans two years ago is still looking for answers about her death and hoping ...
The real financial costs of caregiving
By Katy Read Contributing Writer (Special from Minneapolis Star Tribune/New America Media) — Seven years of caring for her ailing mother have left Heather Boldon broke and scared about her own financial ...
Thurgood Marshall’s widow keeps his legacy alive
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Cecilia Marshall never imagined that the battle for equal rights in schools and elsewhere would still be as vital today as it was six ...
Lupus still disparately affects Black women
By Glenn Ellis TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Many chronic diseases are the result of the body’s immune system mistakenly perceiving that the body is under attack from foreign bodies. A counterattack is then ...
Mayorial candidate Bagneris calls for referendum on monument removal
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Amidst the rancor consuming the city in recent days over the removal of the confederate monuments, culminating in the dethroning of Robert E. Lee on Friday, ...
JOHNSON RIXE
Linda Johnson Rice retakes control of Johnson Publishing Company
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Target Market News) — Following a month of announcements on corporate restructurings, Linda Johnson Rice is back at the helm of ...
MITCHELL
Life insurance is one of the keys to Black wealth, according to executive
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — If Black lives matter, then Black wealth should certainly matter, too. That’s the motto that Eugene Mitchell, a corporate vice president and market ...
The "W-E 23" —23 Warren Easton Charter High School seniors — pose with their Residential Electrician Certificate of Technical Studies after they were awarded at Delgado Community College's Commencement ceremony on May 16.
Warren Easton’s partnership with Delgado yields dividends for participants
They’ve become known as the “W-E 23.” They were seniors of Warren Easton Charter High School who had dual enrollment at Delgado Community College and last week received their Residential Electrician ...

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