Year: 2019

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor, “I am going to fight it,” read a statement from Rep. John Lewis on the evening of December 29. “I may miss a few votes during this period, […]

By Ronald E. Carrington, TriceEdneyWire.com, Two Virginia congressional representatives are calling for the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee to be replaced in the U.S. Capitol by a Virginian of color who has dedicated his […]

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, One day after the House impeached him, President Donald Trump took decisive action to support and empower Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country. The president […]

TriceEdneyWire.com, African Americans want more for themselves and from corporate America, and they express it with their dollars as they move through the consumer journey, from brand awareness to purchase, as revealed recently in Nielsen’s […]

By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, The Music Ministry of College Hill Baptist Church presented a Christmas Cantata December 15 titled REJOICE! A Soulful Celebration of the Season. It was directed by Minister Andrew Lewis, director of […]

By Othor Cain, Editor, The staff of The Mississippi Link held its annual Christmas luncheon at Godfry’s Caribbean Restaurant in South Jackson Dec. 20. During this amazing time of fellowship, where we enjoyed incredible food, […]

By Holly Yan, CNN, Several decades ago, this wasn’t even possible. Black women weren’t allowed to compete in the Miss America pageant until the 1940s, and the first black contestant didn’t take that stage until […]

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press, President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the […]

By Emily Wagster Pettus and Alexandra Jaffe Associated Press, Michael Bloomberg expressed regret Tuesday for the impact his hard-line policing tactics had on minorities during his time as New York City mayor and pledged during […]