Art Neville – Papa Funk of The Meters and Neville Brothers dies
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Art Neville just dug playing music. The organist, pianist and vocalist affectionately known as Papa Funk, was always eager to hit a stage. A founding member ... Elks National to convene in New Orleans
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer As the new national leader of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World and with the IBPOEW’s national convention scheduled to convene this ... A new whiskey that honors Nathan “Nearest” Green, the Black man who made Jack Daniel’s
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.today) — Have a glass of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and don’t forget to toast Nathan “Nearest” Green, a Black man, whose name is on the ... Louis Armstrong’s influence reigns at Satchmo SummerFest
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Louis Armstrong’s influence extends way beyond the classic New Orleans jazz for which he is most regaled. As a trumpeter, vocalist and composer Armstrong stood as an ... Get up! Stand up for your rights
The adage “The world is a stage, and everyone is playing a part,” fits this historic moment in American history. Donald Trump, a former reality TV host, failed businessman, and ... Will presidential candidates say ‘I will confront the police killing of unarmed Blacks’’
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist The Democratic presidential contenders will hold a second debate in Detroit, July 30-31. I challenge one or more of the contenders to say this, “If elected ... The Supreme Court decision that kept suburban schools segregated
By Jon Hale Guest Columnist America recently marked the 65-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education – a landmark case intended to abolish the “separate-but-equal” doctrine ... Don’t take Trump’s bait!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist If you truly want to make America great, you must turn down Trump’s help to divide us. We were working toward being a better America ... No more Mary Turners
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Mary Turner was lynched on May 19, 1918 because she dared raise her voice. Her husband, Hayes Turner, was among 13 people lynched in two weeks in ... Ignoring crises do not make them any less critical
The White House spent last week celebrating the $2.7 trillion, two-year budget deal, boosting military and domestic spending by $320 billion. The long touted “sequester,” for which Republicans repeatedly ...
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