April 2018 Archive

Corruption, collusion, obstruction, etc.
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Roget’s Thesaurus defines corruption and corrupt as “spoiled, tainted, rotten, decaying, depraved, dissolute, pervert, debase, demoralize, defile, infect, putrefaction, pollution, dishonesty, bribery”—all of which ...
Go vote! Somebody paid the price!
By Jeffrey L. Boney NNPA Newswire Contributor All you have to do is crack open a history book, or sit with one of our experienced elders, and you will learn about the ...
Starbucks arrests show implicit bias is hiding in plain sight
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League The arrest of two young Black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks sparked widespread protest and has ignited a national conversation about the issue ...
Winnie Mandela helped heal a nation
By Jesse Jackson Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Winnie Madikizela Mandela has been laid to rest and honored at a state funeral in South Africa. To many, she was loved as the “mother of ...
Will the Lame Duck quack?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The rats are leaping off the sinking ship! Paul Ryan says he wants to spend more time with his teenagers, but he likely also doesn’t want to ...
State officials deny assessment, say they are working to prevent voting interference
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer The Institute for Southern Studies compiled research on states’ election security and concluded that many states, including Louisiana, urgently need to improve.
Equal-Pay-041618
Louisiana ranks No. 1 for wage inequality
By Charmaine Jackson Contributing Writer Women who work full-time, year-round jobs in the U.S. earn $10,086 less than men, according to a new study released on April 9 for Equal Pay Day. ...
La. can’t rebuild land faster than it’s eroding, forcing tough decisions
By Della Hasselle and Travis Lux, The Lens and WWNO A new study published by researchers at Tulane University has concluded that Louisiana will not be able to ...
Lawsuits seek to block Entergy power plant in eastern New Orleans
Opponents of Entergy New Orleans’ plans to build a 128-megawatt, gas-fueled power plant in eastern New Orleans have filed a lawsuit in Civil District Court
Baton Rouge police officer returns to work after Alton Sterling’s death
A Baton Rouge police officer who was involved in the July 5, 2016 killing of Alton Sterling returned to work earlier this month after the U.S. Department of Justice and ...

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