June 2023 Archive

Dementia can take a toll on financial health, as some families learn the hard way
By Sarah Boden Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping, but she didn’t realize how bad things had gotten until she started to untangle her mom’s finances: ...
FTC sues Amazon over deceptive prime subscription practices
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Amazon is facing legal action from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly engaging in deceptive practices to entice consumers into signing up ...
Federal Trade Commission takes on fraudulent student debt relief scams
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — More than 37,800 student loan borrowers who were tricked by a student loan debt relief operation soon will share more than $3.3 million in restitution, ...
Will Hurd, a moderate Texas Republican, announces run for president
By Patrick Svitek Contributing Writer (Special from The Texas Tribune via lailluminator.com) — Former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, announced Thursday he is running for president, becoming the first Texan with experience ...
Big chance to cut climate pollution
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The interstates built in the 1950s and 1960s killed the vitality of the communities where people of color and the poor lived, from Overtown in Miami ...
Down to the wire
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. (Ret.) TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Few knowledgeable politicians or citizens will deny the link between the threat to impeach Richard Nixon and the eventual impeachment of William Jefferson ...
Why were military bases named after failed Confederates?
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist At first glance, the numbers don’t make sense. At one point there was approximately 700 Confederate monuments spread throughout 31 states and the District of Columbia. ...
Celebrating Black Music Month, The Rhythm & The Blues!
Part IV Rhythm & Blues was born in New Orleans. A look at Billboard’s early music charts attests to that fact. Louisiana native Roy Brown’s “Good Rocking Tonight,” released in 1947, rode ...
Black, rural Southern women at gravest risk from pregnancy miss out on maternal health aid
By Sarah Jane Tribble Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — As maternal mortality skyrockets in the United States, a federal program created to improve rural maternity care has bypassed Black mothers, who are at ...
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary renames student center for Fred Luter Jr.
By Khalil Gillon Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College officially renamed its student center after the Rev. Fred Luter Jr. at a ceremony on ...

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