April 2021 Archive

The majority of all US children are those of color
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In 2019, there were more than 73 million children in the United States – making up 22 percent of the nation’s population.
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‘The real threat is not taking action’: Experts say renewable energy poses an opportunity, not a threat, to Louisiana
By Sydney McGovern Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — In his first week in office, President Joe Biden signed executive orders to eliminate many federal subsidies for fossil fuels starting ...
Biden tackles Black maternal health with new executive orders
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have announced actions to strengthen health equity and address racial disparities in maternal health through ...
State legislative review: Highlighting bills of interest, the good and the bad
What’s really going on in the 2021 Louisiana legislative session? If we’re being honest, proposed bills range from helpful to harmful, full stop. The proposed bills offer a window ...
My Daddy
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist “My Daddy!” are two words which, arguably, identify the second most important person in the life of a child. Sometimes he is the most ...
George Floyd minus video equals Treyvon Martin
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III TriceEdneyWire.com Analyst The trial is over. Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all three charges in the murder of Mr. George Perry ...
Gianna Floyd’s prophesy
The whole world breathed a collective sigh of relief when George Floyd’s murderer, ex-cop Derek Chauvin, was found guilty of all charges levied against him. The Floyd family cried tears ...
Defunding the Police
The concept of defund or redirect resources associated with the police departments of America was received, at the outset, as a welcomed change. Even though many law enforcement personals were ...
The Blue Wall is dented as Minneapolis jury verdict shows a Black life mattered
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – Black Lives Matter. George Floyd’s life mattered.
‘I just want my baby home’ says distraught Mom of unarmed Black man killed by police
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Katie Wright, the mother of the 20-year-old African-American man shot and killed by police a short distance from a Minneapolis courtroom where former ...

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