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Beloved Whitney Houston

By Dr. Benjamin Chavis NNPA Columnist The entire world community will continue to be positively impacted by the unprecedented, creative and spirit-edifying eloquent contributions from

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Many are like Romney—‘not concerned’ about the very poor

By Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Mitt Romney created a firestorm for saying that “I’m not concerned about the very poor.” Romney later explained

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To be a Black woman!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com So often we Black women see ourselves left out of America’s daily conversation or denigrated if and when we are mentioned. This being Black History ...
Celebrate yourself
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Part I Every February, schools, churches and community organizations across the U.S. gather to celebrate the history and achievements of African America. It’s a tradition that dates back ...
Challenge campaign insults, slurs not Obama
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Republican Gov. Jan Brewer insults the president with a finger-wagging tarmac rant in Arizona. As a result, sales of her book soar. American presidents have ...
Sister Tuskegee Airman!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I went to see Red Tails, the story of the great Tuskegee Airmen. I encourage everyone to see it. It’s a great ...
Sound political advice from Bro. Malcolm and Dr. King
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Much too often supporters of Brother Malcolm X and supporters of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speak of and/or write about the two warriors in a ...
Wanted: Leaders who got our backs
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they ...
We need new attitudes about Math, Science
By Tonyaa Weathersbee Guest Columnist The scene was both impressive—and depressing. At the White House Science Fair recently, President Barack Obama launched marshmallows from a cannon and got down on his knees to ...
Building a ‘fair economy’ a must
By Barbara R. Arnwine TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist As we usher in 2012, it remains disheartening that unemployment rates for African Americans and Latinos/Hispanics remain in the double digits, largely unchanged since this time ...

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