Edwards seeks Black votes through sports betting for Pre-K
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Just over a month ago, Governor John Bel Edwards shocked the assembled reporters at the Baton Rouge Press Club by calling for an immediate legalization of sports ... In a perfect world
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist In a perfect world, for a State of the Union address (SOTU), we likely would’ve heard a president who actually made sense and who likely ... Citizenship question could hurt Census count of Black America
By Khalil Abdullah Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — The Constitution requires that America’s decennial census count all persons residing in the United States, not just citizens, a clearly stated objective now ...
Celebrating connections, Grammys and hopes for the Academy Awards
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The Krewe du Kanaval, a colorful, rhythmic and historically important association that celebrates the connection between New Orleans and Haiti, will for its second appearance, gather at ...
Beloved clarinetist, Ricky Paulin, dies
It was easy to tell that Ricky Paulin loved playing the clarinet, traditional jazz and entertaining an audience. The son of the late, highly regarded trumpeter and bandleader Ernest “Doc” ... The new year brings new challenges for Confederate monuments
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Since a Confederate flag-wielding white supremacist massacred nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, ... Our planet is melting! Who cares?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Right Reverend William Barber has revived Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign. He has reminded us that the triple evils of an age were ... Auto loan delinquencies climbed to $9 billion in 2018
By Charlene Crowell Guest Columnist In recent months, many economists and lawmakers have frequently touted how the nation’s economy is performing really well. Often citing historically low unemployment rates, I’ve always felt ... Celebrate your history
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Part II There’s been a great deal of conversation in the community in recent years about the power relationship between Blacks and whites and how that relationship is ... Latest LSU study ties Blight to Homicides
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A new study led by LSU Department of Sociology Assistant Professor Matthew Valasik showed a statistical connection between homicide and blighted buildings and convenience stores in Baton ...
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By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Just over a month ago, Governor John Bel Edwards shocked the assembled reporters at the Baton Rouge Press Club by calling for an immediate legalization of sports ... In a perfect world
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist In a perfect world, for a State of the Union address (SOTU), we likely would’ve heard a president who actually made sense and who likely ... Citizenship question could hurt Census count of Black America
By Khalil Abdullah Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — The Constitution requires that America’s decennial census count all persons residing in the United States, not just citizens, a clearly stated objective now ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The Krewe du Kanaval, a colorful, rhythmic and historically important association that celebrates the connection between New Orleans and Haiti, will for its second appearance, gather at ...
It was easy to tell that Ricky Paulin loved playing the clarinet, traditional jazz and entertaining an audience. The son of the late, highly regarded trumpeter and bandleader Ernest “Doc” ... The new year brings new challenges for Confederate monuments
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Since a Confederate flag-wielding white supremacist massacred nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, ... Our planet is melting! Who cares?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Right Reverend William Barber has revived Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign. He has reminded us that the triple evils of an age were ... Auto loan delinquencies climbed to $9 billion in 2018
By Charlene Crowell Guest Columnist In recent months, many economists and lawmakers have frequently touted how the nation’s economy is performing really well. Often citing historically low unemployment rates, I’ve always felt ... Celebrate your history
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Part II There’s been a great deal of conversation in the community in recent years about the power relationship between Blacks and whites and how that relationship is ... Latest LSU study ties Blight to Homicides
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A new study led by LSU Department of Sociology Assistant Professor Matthew Valasik showed a statistical connection between homicide and blighted buildings and convenience stores in Baton ...
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