November 2020 Archive

Biden calls for healing as Trump tries to block transition
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Richmond Free Press) — President-elect Joe Biden is calling this “a time for healing” in claiming victory in the 2020 presidential ...
Louisiana commerce board approves tax exemption for Folger despite allegation that company used tax loophole
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry on Friday approved $220 million of single-year industrial tax exemptions, including 13 exemptions for Folger Coffee Company that ...
Louisiana receives coastal restoration grants
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Over $5 million will go to the St. Bernard Parish government to “protect the remaining ridge through strategic armoring and reforestation” by “installing shoreline protection.” ...
What Doctors aren’t always taught: How to spot racism in health care
By Elizabeth Lawrence Contributing Writer (khn.org) — Betial Asmerom, a fourth-year medical student at the University of California-San Diego, didn’t have the slightest interest in becoming a doctor when she was growing ...
Election problems show why Congress needs to restore the Voting Rights Act
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — In his Nov. 7 victory speech delivered in Wilmington, Delaware, President-elect Joe Biden thanked Black voters for their support during his campaign. ...
‘How did 12 percent of Black men vote for Trump?’
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Juan Williams posited that he’s a Black man born in a Latin country and grew up in a Spanish-speaking family. The author and Fox ...
How Mitch will come at Biden and it won’t be pretty
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wasted no time in cheerleading Trump’s bogus claim that he’s still president. In a speech on the Senate floor, McConnell not ...
What is still needed?
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Comments for the week must be preceded by congratulations for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Compared with most elections I ...
A White House that once again calls on our better angels
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist “The people of this nation have spoken. They have delivered us a clear victory. ... We have won with the most votes ever cast for a presidential ...
Black hair matters: How going natural made me visible
By Cara Anthony Guest Columnist The night before I chopped off my hair, I got nervous. This decision felt bigger than me, given all the weight that Black women’s hair carries. But after ...

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