Blacks comprise majority of defendants who are wrongfully convicted
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — African-Americans comprise the majority of defendants wrongfully convicted of murder, sexual assault and drug crimes who are later exonerated, according to a study released ... 50 years of Black mayors
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, National Urban League Today, the sight of a Black mayor is unlikely to turn any heads or draw any particular attention. But in 1967—during the continuing ... America and the tale of two realities
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Americans, especially African Americans, stand shocked but not surprised in the wake of the acquittal on all charges of officer Jeronimo Yanez in the ... Fear and violence
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor After shooting Philando Castille near Minneapolis last July, Officer Jeronimo Yanez was not only spared of any jail time — he was awarded $48,000 and sent on ... NOPD to get help from three agencies
The short-staffed New Orleans Police Department will get some much-needed help to deal with the rising tide of homicides and violent crime, thanks to a new agreement that will bolster ... Trump’s lies!!!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I’m a product of the “Southern Experience.” Many of my views are shaped by the “mother wit” and logic learned growing up there. ... We need Thoreau now more than ever
By Hasan Zillur Rahim New America Media Guest Columnist Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts 200 years ago, and America needs Thoreau now more than ever. With President Trump waging ... Welcoming immigrants keeps America great
By Rep. André Carson NNPA Guest Columnist President Donald Trump was elected on his pledge to make America great again. Yet, for all of his rhetoric, he seems to have forgotten the ... Nation’s Black women are jailed at unfair rates, study says
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles on “The Status of Black Women in the United States” recent study. The first in the ... Crime remarks ignite ‘war of words’ between Kennedy and Landrieu
A war of words over the crime problem in New Orleans that flared up between then State Treasurer John Kennedy and Mayor Mitch Landrieu just before Kennedy’s successful bid last ...
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