May 2023 Archive

Entergy again sues New Orleans City Council over $1M reliability fine
By Michael Isaac Stein Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — For the second time in less than four years, Entergy New Orleans is suing the City Council to stop it from collecting a $1 ...
Additional early voting locations rejected in La. House committee
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Legislation that would have allowed — but not required — parishes to add early voting locations failed last Tuesday in a Louisiana House committee, with ...
Local clinic receives grant to provide post-incarceration opioid treatment
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A local clinic was one of 15 organizations nationwide to receive a grant to combat the country’s opioid crisis from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts, ...
IRS free tax filing service could further harm Black, low-income taxpayers
By Hamil R. Harris Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — The IRS is exploring a direct e-file system for tax returns. However, some believe the system would bring undue harm to historically marginalized communities ...
A striking gap between deaths of Black and white babies plagues the South
By Lauren Sausser Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell shut its doors in 2016, those facilities had stopped ...
The incomparable Tina Turner has crossed the river
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer The world is mourning the loss of Tina Turner, the legendary Queen of Rock & Roll and Goddess of Soul. According to a Daily Mail report, Turner, ...
Africa once ruled ancient Egypt
By Frederick Lowe Blackmansstreet.Today Comedian Kevin Hart was forced to cancel a planned show in February in Cairo, Egypt, after saying that the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt were Black, according to Middle ...
What we shouldn’t permit
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Picture a mountain valley somewhere in the Alleghanies, Appalachians or Blue Ridge. It’s a safe bet what you just imagined didn’t include a metal pipeline more than ...
What is Tim Scott running for?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R) has joined the throng of Republicans seeking to unseat the former president as the frontrunner of that party. So far, ...
In the image of Trump
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. (Ret.) TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Back in 2015, I can distinctly remember telling myself and others that the damage of a Trump presidency would last longer than a ...

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