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States shouldn’t tamper with Voting Rights Act
By Myrna Pérez Guest Columnist Since the beginning of 2011, states across the country have passed new laws restricting the right to vote. From voter
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The ‘master’ list
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor I’ve been thinking a great deal about the growing list of Black elected officials in local, state and federal government
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By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist As election year 2012 moves rapidly along, it is very useful for us to pay heed to some observations made by three of our ancestors — ... We awaken till we awake no more
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist What a privilege it is to wake up in the morning! And what an exhilarating experience to feel the surge of life one more time! No ... Real-life ‘Hunger Games’
By Edmund W. Lewis The Louisiana Weekly Editor The Republican Party made two very interesting moves last week. The first involved striking down President Barack Obama’s plan to end ... The hard truth – Running out of adjectives…and patience
By Min. J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Columnist Some of you may have noticed lately the overuse of certain terms, especially dumb, evil and most of all “stupid” in my columns. My supporters may ... America’s public schools: Still unequal and unjust
By Marian Wright Edleman NNPA Columnist Millions of children in America are denied the opportunity to receive a fair and high quality education. In March, the U.S. Department of Education released new ... Hope strikes back!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist It’s common knowledge that during the Great Depression when faced with the unpleasant prospect of financial ruin, white people by the scores jumped off bridges, ... I am Trayvon Martin
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor I am Trayvon Martin. I am also Emmett Till, Justin Sipp, Wendell Allen, James Brissette, Adolph Grimes III, Steven Hawkins, Henry Glover, Raymond Robair, Yusuf Hawkins, Sean Bell, ... The Black middle class must wake up and smell the collard greens
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Make no mistake about it. Seventeen-year old Trayvon Martin is dead because of his race. In this white supremacist country it has always been considered much ...
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