October 2019 Archive

Amazon’s police power sounding alarms among Blacks and communities of color
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — It’s no secret that Amazon has been promoting DIY (Do It Yourself) surveillance products to consumers, such as its very own smart doorbell, Ring. ...
A “staggering” 281 lobbyists have worked in the Trump Administration
By David Mora Contributing Writer (ProPublica) — At the halfway mark of President Donald Trump’s first term, his administration has hired a lobbyist for every 14 political appointments made, welcoming a total ...
Are Black women the new police target?
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist The Fort Worth police slaying of Atatiana Koquice Jefferson stirred one horrendous personal memory and one increasingly horrendous fact about the never-ending threat of police violence ...
It has to end
The continuum of violence and death of Black people at the hands of police continued this month with the shooting death by a white Texas policeman of unarmed Atatiana Koquice ...
Nothing just about ‘Justice’
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Twenty-one-year-old Deandre Sullivan overslept one morning. Selected to serve on a jury, he was supposed to report by 9 a.m. He didn’t awaken until 11 and figured ...
The New Orleans Adult Education Center
It was a reunion to mark a major landmark in the Civil Rights struggle, the Adult Education Center and its work to teach both professional skills and Black history at ...
Orleans Public Defenders Office needs more funding
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Less than a month after calling for the dismissal of all existing arrest warrants, tickets and court fees, the Orleans Public Defenders Office followed up with a ...
Bahamians in New Orleans support island recovery
By Nicholas Hamburger Contributing Writer In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, a group of New Orleanians with Bahamian roots has organized a donation drive to provide aid to the Bahamas. The local ...
Veterans take art therapy to heal PTSD
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Participants at a day-long gathering last week that focused on ways artistic endeavors might offer needed therapy for troubled military veterans said such art programs could especially ...
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Thinking about getting a flu shot? Now’s the time
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — As summer becomes a faint memory for most of us, winter is just around the corner. This year’s Farmer’s Almanac has a sobering forecast for ...

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