Category : News

David Marshall: Choosing student safety over hate-filled speech

& HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY (TriceEdneyWire.com)—The Arab-Israeli conflict has a long, complicated history with strong opinions on both sides of a deeply divided issue. Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israeli civilians, prelimina...

730th Composite Supply Company Returned from Kuwait

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –& Nearly 190 Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 730th Composite Supply Company returned to Tennessee after a successful ten-month deployment overseas, Dec. 14.& & The 730th, which is based in Memphis, is...

TDEC Announces $191.2 Million in Water Infrastructure Investments

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced 49 grants totaling $191.2 million from the state’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund, part of which TDEC is administering through competitive...

Letter to the Editor: Home Insurance Company Threatens Family Security

Hello, My name is Cori Bechler. I lived in Nashville from 2009-2023 and am now a proud resident of Franklin, TN. My husband, along with our 14-month-old son, purchased our second home in September of this year. Our last home was our first home...

Democrats haunted by data they thought they destroyed

Hillary Clinton destroyed 33,000 emails. And Democrats looked the other way. Democrats seem fine with obstructing justice where it benefits them. They manipulate data, manufacture fraudulent data. And in some cases, they hide data. How long did it ta...

Early Christmas gift or coal in the stocking: Falcons have to win v Colts on Christmas Eve

Atlanta Falcons second-year quarterback Desmond Ridder greets members of the offense during warm ups, Sunday, Sept. 17. Photo by The Atlanta Voice The Atlanta Falcons, 9-7 losers at Carolina Sunday, may be two games under .500, and a game behind...

David Cameron Urges Concrete Venezuela Action After Argyle Declaration

Former United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister David Cameron has called for concrete Venezuela action after last week’s historic summit. The Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela, Dr. Irfaan Ali and Nicolas Maduro, and Caribbean Community (CARIOM) lea...

OP-ED: Why Does Most of America Ignore Violence Prevention?

For 12 years during months of October, Black Women for Positive Change has sponsored annual days, weeks and months of Non-Violence, Families, Voters Rights and Opportunities. It is our belief that with the epidemic of violence gripping the nation, Am...

Dr. Kenny Anthony-Led CARICOM Group Ends Fourth Haiti Visit

The Dr. Kenny Anthony-led Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Eminent Persons Group (EPG) has concluded its fourth visit to Haiti amid the deteriorating security situation in the country. On its latest visit, the EPG said the group concluded a week of R...

Television pioneer Norman Lear dies at 101

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Legendary television visionary and producer Norman Lead has died at 101. Lear was known for creating television shows featuring characters from an America that hovered closer to real life...

Preschool donates canned goods to local organizations

Primrose schools across Indianapolis donated 10,057 canned goods to local organizations on a mission to feed families this holiday season. They collected donations for various charities including The Caring Center, Delaware Township Food Pantry...

In the worst of America’s Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

A view of the Grand Canyon after a snowfall. Tom Stoddart/Getty Images by Thomas S. Bremer, Rhodes College In his collection of essays and poems published in 1920 titled “Darkwater,” W.E.B. Du Bois wrote about his poignant encounter with the beauty o...

Bill Neal: Achieving Greatness…Honoring those who protect and serve!

A GATHERING OF PUBLIC SERVANTS! 2023 AWARDEES The 49th Annual Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Public Service Awards were held recently at the American Legion in Plum. The event is held each year to recognize and honor the men and women of our communi...

Hip-Hop meets Heinz Hall…Rapper Frzy performs electric show with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

FRZY PERFORMS AT HEINZ HALL, NOV. 8. (PHOTOS BY J.L. MARTELLO) No way it could happen. No way a rapper could perform with a symphony orchestra, especially not in Pittsburgh. But on Nov. 8, 2023, it did happen. Pittsburgh born-and-raised Frzy, real na...

WASCO Provides Northern Water Supply Shutdown Update

The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) wishes to inform the public that repairs to the raw water line from the John Compton Dam to the Theobalds Treatment Plant are on schedule. As of Sunday 17 December, 2023 all systems are still in operation....