April 2022 Archive

Hampton University announces new president and financial relief
Hampton University, an HBCU, is making news on several fronts this month.
Brother Biden, please keep another promise or two
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I do this thing in my head with President Joe Biden. When he gets on my nerves, I often call him President. When I want something from ...
Lynching
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I can’t completely or accurately articulate my elation upon witnessing President Biden signing the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on March 29, 2022. ...
New Orleans’ crime pandemic needs immediate treatment!
In New Orleans, homicides and carjackings are up, and violent criminals are running amok. So many homicides and carjackings are occurring that one must wonder, are city leaders running the ...
Far-right smears of Judge Jackson show why we can’t let them take power
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week when the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. That is cause for celebration.
Public’s right to know threatened
Editor’s Note: This editorial originally appeared in both the Ruston Daily Leader and Jennings Daily News Read all about it while you can: Senate Bill 322. Call it the “Turn Out ...
N.O. City Council members considering subpoena to Cantrell admin for details on Gordon Plaza plan
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens Members of the New Orleans City Council are considering issuing a subpoena to Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration to get clarity on plans to relocate the residents ...
Grammys and Fireworks for New Orleans’ Own
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer On the evening of April 3, fireworks lit up the sky and their booms rang out around the city of New Orleans. Granted, the pyrotechnic display was ...
Judge Jackson rewrites U.S. history as first Black woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — On April 7, 2022, at 2:17 p.m. EDT, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the history books, becoming the first Black woman elevated to ...
Prosecutor considers charges for troopers in Ronald Greene’s death
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) – Third District Attorney John Belton told a House committee last Thursday that he will convene a grand jury to consider ...

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