June 2025 Archive
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Black Press USA) – As global tensions spike following President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and Tehran’s retaliation with missile launches at U.S. bases ... Have job-based health coverage at 65? You may still want to sign up for Medicare
By Michelle Andrews Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) – When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare covered her emergency care in Aspen, Colorado. ... The Greater St. Stephens Choir reunites for live recording
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer New Orleans’ rich gospel tradition comes home next week, when Greater St. Stephen Ministries hosts an event that organizers and participants believe will be one of ... What would we do without immigrants?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Douglas Turner Ward (1930-2021) wrote a searing play, “Days of Absence,” that depicted the way life might be like in a small southern town where all of ... American Democracy is at a pivotal moment and none of us should be silent
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist None of us should be silent about the recent use of federal agents by this administration to bully, arrest, and investigate political opponents. Just as none of ... The uncertain future faced by youth and young adults
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist As a Black man and as a baby boomer, I have become very concerned for young people of color in our nation. A person from my ... The fate of birthright citizenship
Progressives did attack Justice Amy Coney Barrett on her decision earlier Friday, June 27, just as conservatives praised Barrett’s decision – earlier that morning – to restrict nationwide injunctions ... What does SCOTUS delay mean for La.?
Modest kudos to New Orleans’ own Amy Coney Barrett. Media reports seemed to indicate (at the time that this newspaper went to press) that she defied her fellow conservatives and ... 2025 ESSENCE Festival
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer The 2025 Essence Festival of Culture®, presented by Coca-Cola from July 3 to July 6, promises to be a can’t-miss blockbuster. Essence is celebrating 31 years of ... Through the Lens of Art… National exhibition of the stories of Descendants of Slaves makes debut
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A new art exhibition now on display at Armstrong Park examines the contrast and dissonance between the United States’ lofty ideals of democracy and equality and ...
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