Former Pres. Obama decries leaders ‘who demonize those who don’t look like us’
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Contributing Writer (Special to NNPA from The Westside Gazette) — In a rare public statement Monday about twin mass shootings that have rattled the nation, former President Barack Obama ... UNCF to provide HBCU students with free textbooks
(Defender News Service) — The rising cost of higher education has created financial burdens for several students throughout the country. According to a study conducted by Morning Consult, four in ... Coalition pressuring Twitter to shut down white supremacist accounts
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — A coalition of racial justice and civil rights organizations, based in Charlottesville, Va., has launched a campaign to force Twitter to respond to widespread ... Driverless trucks are coming to a Louisiana roadway near you
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Heads up, long-distance truck drivers. Your job could change or disappear in the next five to ten years. Trucks with no one at the steering wheel are ... Asthma and Back to School
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — As the days wind down for summer and talk in households around the country turns to preparing for back-to-school, many parents and kids are preparing ... Derek Douget passes the music forward at the Heritage School of Music.txt
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Derek Douget remembers the significance of attending a jazz camp at Southern University and A&M College of Baton Rouge headed by clarinetist/educator Alvin Batiste. “I felt like ... Online campaign raises funds for 9-year-old gun violence victim
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A fundraiser is online for the heroic 9-year-old Ja’Leai Brazile, who was shot in Hollygrove while protecting two toddlers. Democrats’ political gifts to Number 45
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist After watching and reading about the highlights of the Democratic Party “debates,” I am convinced that the Democrats, at least those on the debate stages, really ... When will this end?
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Black community is not going unscathed by Donald Trump’s concentrating on dehumanizing our Hispanic brothers and sisters. We care deeply about the people harmed ... Who cares about fair elections?
By Juliane Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Securing America’s Fair Elections (SAFE) Act in June by a nearly totally partisan vote of 225-184 in late June. Only ...
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