August 2022 Archive
By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip Guest Columnist We all have heard the popular expression, “give credit where credit is due.” After hearing numerous critics over the past 18 ... Integrity wins
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist It is often said that the measure of character is not in how a person handles triumph, rather it is measured by how a ... Redistricting is voter suppression too
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist When Charles Diggs Jr., won election to Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in 1954, he launched nearly seven decades in which the city of Detroit had at ... Don’t drink the kool-aid
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist There are good reasons why Michael Hayden has called out the Republican Party as being extremist and dangerous on an unprecedented level. Unfortunately, many people will ... Crisis in Education – The teacher shortage is a symptom of a greater challenge
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist This August, you can’t turn on a television or open a newspaper without reading or hearing about the teacher shortage. And it is clear that current ... ‘Katrina Babies,’a documentary on the children caught in the storm
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Local filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr. was 13 years old when Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent levee failures devastated New Orleans. In 2012, Buckles ... Over a dozen nursing homes could evacuate to facilities that failed state inspections
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer State officials say they cannot stop residents from being taken to sites deemed inadequate (lailluminator.com) — Ahead of hurricane season this year, Ferncrest Manor Living Center in ... Grain elevator company loses appeal to kill St. John residents’ suit opposing zoning ordinance
By Joshua Rosenberg The Lens Residents of St. John the Baptist Parish notched an important legal victory Monday in their battle opposing the construction of a large grain terminal near their residential ... New photo exhibit showcases life and culture of Black New Orleans
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Long-time photographic artist Polo Silk and many of his family members are virtual strangers at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). For them, the museum that’s ... Abortion is shaking up AG races and exposing limits to their powers
By Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead Contributing Writers (khn.org) – As the country grapples with states’ newfound power to regulate abortion in the aftermath of this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court decision, state ...
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