July 2017 Archive
By Congresswoman Robin Kelly NNPA Guest Columnist These are dark times in Washington. It’s no secret that President Trump and his team are working overtime to turn back the clock on ... Facing the assault on Civil Rights
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented rollback of civil rights and voting rights. Those who care about building a more perfect union face harsh headwinds. We’ve ... Donald J. Trump is NOT crazy
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist It’s time for television and radio talk show hosts, educators, editorial writers, columnists and politicians to cease describing U.S. President Donald J. Trump as being ... Rev. Barber charts new course down beaten paths
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, National Urban League After 12 historic years leading the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, the Reverend Dr. William Barber is stepping down from his post ... Surrendering while Black
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor A day after the one-year anniversary of the tragic police killing of 37-year-old Alton Sterling, a Black father of five whose only crime was thinking he had ... NOPD recruiting efforts take another hit
It can be said that the NOPD’s Recruitment and Applicant Division is its own worst enemy. As the severely undermanned police department continues to struggle to bolster its ranks, the ... Medicaid provides health coverage for 57 percent of Black children
By Dawn Godbolt, Ph.D. Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — Medicaid plays a significant role in providing health care to communities of color and reducing health disparities. People of color tend ... Murders up 41 percent in N.O., outpacing Chicago, other cities
With tens of thousands in town for the Essence Music Festival and many families gathering for picnics and family reunions, the 4th of July holiday weekend was one of the ... Mardi Gras Indian Elder Isaac ‘Ike’ Edward passes
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “I don’t want to be remembered as a Second Chief, I want to be remembered as a Flag Boy,” Isaac “Ike” Edward is quoted as saying not ... Exploitation of Innocence – Report: Perceptions, policies hurting Black girls
By Charlene Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special from The Final Call) – She could have a baby doll in one hand and crayons in the other, but a Black girl as young as ...
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