Gun deaths in U.S. reach highest level in four decades
Fatal shootings highest among Black men Gun deaths in the U.S. have reached an unprecedented level, according to new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Ex-Xavier cops say they were wrongfully fired
Two former Xavier University campus police officers who were recently fired for the way they handled a disturbance after a midnight prayer breakfast say they should not have been ... Census confidentiality concerns worry activists
By Mark Hedin Contributing Writer (Special from Ethnic Media Services) — As the Census Bureau prepares for its 2020 count, concerns about new plans to question respondents about their citizenship status have ... Brothers Empowered to Teach Initiative gets $550K grant
Locally based nonprofit Brothers Empowered To Teach Initiative (BE2T.org) has been awarded a three-year, $550,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to continue the important work of cultivating a ...
Call him Doctor! 83-year-old receives his doctorate from LSU
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Succeeding at college certainly isn’t easy. Papers, exams, 8 a.m. classes, long trudges across campus and occasional all-nighters can rattle and stress even the hardiest student. But ...
Black woman named Deputy Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, making history
By Teddy Grant Contributing Writer (Special from BlackPress-USA.com) — For the first time, a Black woman was named deputy director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on last Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle reports.
A Memorable Reunion and Goin’ to the Grammys
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews once remembered when he and pianist Jon Batiste were both students at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) and they ... ‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’: Patients protest sky-high insulin prices
By Bram Sable-Smith Contributing Writer (Special from Side Effects Public Media via Kaiser Health News) — Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for someone directing airplanes, outside in the Memphis ... ‘Green Book’ – Not our story; His-story, their fiction
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Dr. Marable also referenced Frantz Fanon’s book, “Black Skin, White Masks,” “…that the greatest triumph of racism is when black people lose touch with ... Incoming House majority’s agenda must include the Main Street Marshall Plan
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League The pending Democratic takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives marks a major turning point, perhaps far more significant than most Americans realize. ...
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Fatal shootings highest among Black men Gun deaths in the U.S. have reached an unprecedented level, according to new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Ex-Xavier cops say they were wrongfully fired
Two former Xavier University campus police officers who were recently fired for the way they handled a disturbance after a midnight prayer breakfast say they should not have been ... Census confidentiality concerns worry activists
By Mark Hedin Contributing Writer (Special from Ethnic Media Services) — As the Census Bureau prepares for its 2020 count, concerns about new plans to question respondents about their citizenship status have ... Brothers Empowered to Teach Initiative gets $550K grant
Locally based nonprofit Brothers Empowered To Teach Initiative (BE2T.org) has been awarded a three-year, $550,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to continue the important work of cultivating a ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Succeeding at college certainly isn’t easy. Papers, exams, 8 a.m. classes, long trudges across campus and occasional all-nighters can rattle and stress even the hardiest student. But ...
By Teddy Grant Contributing Writer (Special from BlackPress-USA.com) — For the first time, a Black woman was named deputy director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on last Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle reports.
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews once remembered when he and pianist Jon Batiste were both students at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) and they ... ‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’: Patients protest sky-high insulin prices
By Bram Sable-Smith Contributing Writer (Special from Side Effects Public Media via Kaiser Health News) — Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for someone directing airplanes, outside in the Memphis ... ‘Green Book’ – Not our story; His-story, their fiction
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Dr. Marable also referenced Frantz Fanon’s book, “Black Skin, White Masks,” “…that the greatest triumph of racism is when black people lose touch with ... Incoming House majority’s agenda must include the Main Street Marshall Plan
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League The pending Democratic takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives marks a major turning point, perhaps far more significant than most Americans realize. ...
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