January 2019 Archive
With the city’s Tricentennial Celebration coming to an end and the New Orleans Saints in the midst of a Super Bowl run, some Saints fans are reflecting on the flour ... Cash is still king for most black consumers
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — Cash is king. Well, er, let me modify that statement. How the government shutdown affects health programs
By Shefall Luthra Contributing Writer (Special from Kaiser Health News) — There seems to be no end in sight for the current partial government shutdown, the third since the beginning of the ... Remembering the Legacy of Danny Barker and celebrating the brilliant Germaine Bazzle
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Anybody who had the privilege of meeting guitarist, banjoist, composer, vocalist, author and raconteur Danny Barker can tell you he was not only a talented musician but ... An apology for racial profiling is not enough
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist DoubleTree Hotel moved fast when the video of Jermaine Massey being summarily booted out of a DoubleTree in Portland, Oregon went viral. The hotel apologized and ... A petulant President shuts down government and insults working people
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The partial government shutdown continued this week, expected to end by the week’s end. Meanwhile, some 800,000 federal employees are going without pay, either furloughed and forced ... Sisters who made us proud in 2018
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist It’s not unusual to find Black women who, despite the odds, make us proud. 2018 was no different. There were many who did just ... Listen – A 2019 challenge in memory of Robby Gregg
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I’m leaving 2018 behind, with its myriad trials and tribulations. For me, many of the challenges revolved around the unhealthy atmosphere in Washington, D.C., and that’s ... 2018: The year in Civil Rights
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League We began 2018 by noting that this year marked the 50th anniversary of a number of civil rights milestones, including the assassinations of ... The Motherland beckons
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was definitely onto something when he donned a hat after a game with the slogan “Make Africa Home Again.”
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