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State trooper charged with second-degree murder in death of man during traffic stop in Minneapolis

(CNN) – A Minnesota State Patrol trooper was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year. State Trooper Ryan Londregan also faces charges of first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter, according to a c...

More Texans than ever before enrolled in ACA health plans in 2024, feds say

(The Texas Tribune) – More Texans than ever have signed up for cheap or free health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act, with more than 1 in 9 residents covered under government-subsidized health plans for 2024, according to federal health data released on Wednesday. In a state that ha...

Avoid these common tax filing pitfalls

(Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase) – Filing your taxes is a dreaded task for most people, but it’s a necessary one. Making errors on your tax return can lead to financial headaches, potential legal issues, and unnecessary stress. To navigate the tax-filing process smoothly and avoid the most commo...

Black health in Texas: Symposium covers caregiving, law and technology

According to a recent study, racial and ethnic disparities within Texas’ health care system reveal Black and Latino Texans are less likely to have health insurance, access to medical facilities or preventative care. Currently studies have also found severe racial and ethnic health disparities ac...

Getting Black males into the K-12 classroom

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Despite the changing society we live in, the honor of being a teacher will never change. Knowing that a teacher can shape the young minds of children for a lifetime is a reward in itself. Both the student and society benefits when a teacher is successful in molding future gen...

A nonviolent crusade to restore justice and peace in the U.S.

If I’ve been blessed to have another 10 years, never, ever, ever have I seen or will there be another Martin Luther King. Never, ever. The baddest dude on the Earth.” The& Stanford Report& noted that Clarence Jones, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s personal attorney, advisor, and friend, sa...

Balancing act: Benefits and drawbacks of teen employment

(Cushing ISD) – Recently, my 16-year-old son has convinced me that he should work a part-time job. As a parent, I drug my feet and have put the issue off for many months as I researched and considered the benefits and drawbacks of him working during the school year. The debate over whether teenager...

Department of Justice report on the response to Uvalde school shooting

(The White House)–In May 2022, Jill and I traveled to Uvalde to grieve 21 students and educators senselessly and tragically gunned down at Robb Elementary School. Twenty-one souls stolen from us in a place where they are supposed to feel safe – their classroom. Following this tragedy, my adminis...

Power grids supplied by clean energy are more reliable. That saves lives

(Sierra Club) – On February 2021, a rare Valentines Day winter storm wallops Texas with snow and a deep freeze. The storm will knock out power for at least 69% of people across the state. Hundreds will die. That was Winter Storm Uri. Many of us probably remember it as the storm that sent Senator...

Here we go again! Just when we thought things were getting better

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Just when we thought things were getting better around the world, and at home, some of the craziest stuff raised its ugly head not to resolve problems, but to create more. We were heavily impacted by the Israeli-Hamas tragedy. Our hearts were broken for friends caught up i...

Record number of police killings in 2023 points to the urgent need to adopt National Urban League’s 21 Pillars, enact George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “The only way to get this number down significantly would be to make more significant changes to, you know, what policing means in this country.” & – Justin Nix, criminal justice professor, University of Nebraska Omaha The sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed Tony...

One Secret to Working Mom Success: Stay on The Right Track (My Lesson from 2023)

& Out of the night that covers me,Black as the Pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul.& -William Earnest Henley (Invictus excerpt)So, we are three weeks into the year. I have plans to create a post that includes my best success tips for last year and I will. Howe...

Monday Night Politics Live Stream

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest son Dexter has died at age 62

(CNN) – Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, according to statements from his family and the King Center. The King Center confirmed in a statement the 62-year-old civil rights activist died Monday after a battle with prostate cancer. The third child of...

Spelman College receives $100 million gift believed to be single-largest donation to an HBCU

(CNN) – Spelman College, a private women’s college in Atlanta, will receive a $100 million gift, which the school says is the largest single donation to a historically Black college or university. The donation comes from longtime Spelman trustee Ronda Stryker and her husband, William Johnston, t...