Lawsuit for Black media inclusion heard by SCOTUS on Nov. 13
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — In the 26 years that he’s been building his media empire, comedian and businessman Byron Allen has seen first-hand the panoply of ways that ... YAYA celebrates student artists and new airport deal
[caption id="attachment_33168" align="alignright" width="225"] Glass souvenirs of crawfish and shrimp handcrafted by students and faculty at Young Aspirations Young Audiences (YAYA) will be sold in the newly opened Louis Armstrong ... When caring for a sick spouse shakes a marriage to the core
By Judith Graham Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — For a dozen years, Larry Bocchiere, 68, didn’t find it especially difficult to care for his wife, Deborah, who struggled with breathing problems. ... Award-winning author Ernest Gaines dies
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer On November 5, award-winning Louisiana author Ernest Gaines passed away at his home in Oscar, Louisiana. He was 86. Gaines grew up in Pointe Coupee Parish, part ... The Trump Administration cracked down on Medicaid. Kids lost insurance
By Lexi Churchill ProPublica In early August, Elizabeth Petersen was home-schooling her children in the kitchen of their northern Idaho home when she got a call from Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, ... New Orleans celebrates Nigeria’s Independence Day
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer Nigerians, Nigerian-Americans, and African Americans gathered on the steps of New Orleans’ City Hall to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence Day and watch the Nigeria flag being hoisted and ... The Treme Creole Gumbo Festival merges naturally with the Congo Square Rhythms Festival
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The merger of the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival and the Congo Square Rhythms Festival is, in numerous ways, a natural. Most obvious is that the event is ... Veterans deserve better from for-profit colleges
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Columnist Every year, the 11th day of the 11th month is observed as Veterans Day. It’s a time to honor the 18.2 million men and women still living ... Dean of the House
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist It’s often true that the good die young, but last Sunday, one of our most distinguished elder statesmen, Congressman John Conyers, died at ... The homelessness crisis – We are better than this
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I was returning from an errand when the skies opened up. The punishing rain came down with such vigor that despite an umbrella, the bottom inches ...
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