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Biden calls voting rights laws ‘21st Century Jim Crow assault’

By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — President Joseph Biden is pleading for help to end the continuing rhetoric that former President Donald Trump

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Cosby’s release spurs anger, puzzlement and jubilation

By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — To the surprise of many, comedian, entertainer and actor Bill Cosby walked out of a Pennsylvania prison

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The bullet has unseen collateral impact on the Black community
By Virgil Parker Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Gun violence has had an adverse impact on the Black community, part of which is actually invisible. That’s because the impact has been both physical ...
Study reveals depth of police violence and its effect on Communities of Color
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A new investigation by the nonprofit The Marshall Project and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal the depth of ...
Report: More Black people died in traffic deaths in 2020
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Black people suffered the largest increase of traffic-related deaths in 2020, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
United Nations report calls for ‘bold, long overdue steps’ to end violence, discrimination against Black people
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights last week issued a report that assesses the lingering, devastating and destructive impact of systemic racism ...
US House votes to scuttle statues of Confederate leaders, bust of Dred Scott author
By Laura Olson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – The U.S. House voted last Tuesday to remove from the Capitol a bust of the late Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, a Marylander ...
Ending Virtual-School Oppression: Black students disproportionately punished for harmless behavior at home during Zoom classes
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Southern Poverty Law Center) — Isaiah Elliott was suspended from seventh grade for holding a toy gun in an online art ...
President Biden announces first nominees for Board to Review Civil Rights Era cold cases
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Fourteen years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center sent the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice a list of 74 cold cases ...
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Millions face eviction or foreclosure amid soaring costs, nagging racial wealth gaps
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Each year Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) publishes a comprehensive report on the nation’s challenges and prospects in one of life’s most basic needs. ...

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