By Marc H. Morial TriceEdneyWire.com “It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because discrimination, poverty and ignorance restrict growth, while investments in education, infrastructure and scientific and technological research increase it, creating more good jobs […]
State of the Union: Morally dead, leaving vulnerable children behind By Marian Wright Edelman As I listened to President Trump’s State of the Union Address waiting to hear even a kernel of hope for our country’s most vulnerable children I became more and more distressed […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent Members of the Congressional Black Caucus made it clear they weren’t going to remain mum as President Trump claimed credit in his State of the Union address for what his predecessor; Barack Obama did to boost […]
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) Rep. Cedric Richmond, the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus railed against President Donald Trump’s boasts about the economy, especially his claims about the Black community, in a blistering response to the president’s State of the Union (SOTU) address. […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent City Hall has launched a set of new initiatives aimed at breaking the cycle of incarceration for women in New York City. First Lady Chirlane McCray explained the following about the initiatives: The administration would be able to expand […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent A federal judge in Florida has ruled that the state’s system for restoring voting rights to former felons was unconstitutional because it provided a “gauntlet” of hurdles” toward restoring the franchise. Florida is one of four states in […]
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