October 2019 Archive

Donald Neely, subject of controversial Galveston arrest, speaks out about his experience
(Defender News Service) - The man who was arrested by Galveston Mounted Patrol officers in a controversial video is speaking out to Fox 26. Donald Neely has been homeless for ...
Senate Education chair blocks bipartisan bill to extend HBCU funding
Senate Education chair blocks bipartisan bill to extend HBCU funding By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Each year as families beam with pride at seeing a son, daughter or another relative graduate from college, ...
The impeachment of a President
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to move for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump has rocked Washington.
When masculinity turns ‘toxic’: A gender profile of mass shootings
By Phillip Reese Contributing Writer (khn.org) — Soon after a 19-year-old man killed three people and wounded more than a dozen at a festival in Gilroy, Calif., in late July, California Gov. ...
ART BLAKEY
Brilliance and bountiful neighborhood fun
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “It’s going to be an event,” declares internationally renowned pianist Joanne Brackeen of Saturday night’s celebration at Snug Harbor of the late great drummer Art Blakey’s 100th ...
Oprah Winfrey donates $1.15M to the United Negro College Fund
(Defender News Service) — Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is investing in the futures of students who attend historically Black colleges and universities. According to The Charlotte Observer, Winfrey announced that ...
The imbalance of justice persists
Former Dallas Policewoman Amber Guyger killed a rising star, a young, unarmed, innocent Black man. Botham Shem Jean, 26, was a certified public accountant. He was a servant of ...
GOP Senate stands in the way of moving America forward
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Americans are disgusted that Washington has become dysfunctional, even as Americans struggle with ever greater challenges — from stagnant wages and growing inequality to catastrophic climate change ...
The answer is obvious!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Is there one rational person who honestly still questions whether Donald Trump should be impeached by the House, convicted by the Senate and removed immediately ...
Dallas Judge Tammy Kemp’s hug was far more than a hug
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist Imagine this. A white State District Court Judge in Dallas County Texas ignoring the prosecutor’s recommendation of a 28-year sentence for a Black defendant convicted of ...

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