Category : News

Poor and low-income people need to vote

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “There were fifteen Presidential debates in 2020,” thunders the Rev. William Barber, the co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival – found at https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org. I’ve heard hi...

For an antidote to climate despair, look to the impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

(Sierra Club) – Did you hear the birds singing outside this morning? A lot of us take that common sound of nature for granted. Most people these days do not realize how close we came to living in a much quieter world; to the widespread destruction o...

Justice delayed is justice denied

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – America is a nation of symbols. The bald eagle was designated the national emblem because of its strength and determination. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom. The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of independence...

Family reunions – rough, but great!

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – I don’t know if you’ve ever had a family reunion. If you haven’t, I think you should have one. They can be very interesting! That’s a pledge we made when Mother left us a few years ago. We always had one when she was with u...

What happens when I stop taking a drug like Ozempic or Mounjaro?

Diva Plavalaguna/Pexels by Natasha Yates, Bond University Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, imp...

Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

Public water shortages have left people scrambling for alternatives on many of the islands, including Cuba. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise,...

Plant-based meat alternatives are trying to exit the culture wars – an impossible task?

A person holds an Impossible brand meatless burger in California in 2021. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images by S. Marek Muller, Texas State University and David Rooney, The University of Texas at Austin Increasingly, vegans, vegetarians and others...

Groceries are expensive: Stick to this food budget

by& Laura Onyeneho Houston Defender Today’s Millennials face all kinds of financial woes. Still, this particular problem has people wondering if they’ll have to survive off ramen noodles like in their college days, that is the skyrocketing grocer...

Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen wore a face mask to protect against smoke in the air during a Pirates-Padres game on June 29, 2023, in Pittsburgh. Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images by Charles O. Stanier, University of Io...

Instant Inspiration with Rev. A. Marie Walker for May 19

“Cause me to HEAR Your LOVINGKINDNESS IN THE MORNING; for in YOU do I TRUST: cause me to know the WAY wherein I should WALK; for I lift my SOUL unto YOU.” – Psalms 143:8 REV. WALKER SAYS: Start everyday with the Lord, Thanking the Lord for a ne...

Iconic Daisy Bates Statue Unveiled In U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall

The unveiling of a statue honoring civil rights icon Daisy Bates at the National Statuary Hall garners bipartisan praise, commemorating her pivotal role in desegregating Arkansas public schools and advancing the civil rights movement. #DaisyBates #Ci...

Chicago’s Oldest Black Church Is Now Debt-Free

Chicago-Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has unshackled itself from the burden of debt.Leaders of the 180-year-old Near South Side church, 2401 S. Wabash Ave., celebrated paying off the church’s $510,000 debt with a special mortgage bu...

Tennessee Promise Application Deadline Extended to May 31 Due to Extraordinary FAFSA Issues

NASHVILLE, TN – TN Tribune – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced today the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline for the Tennessee Promise scholarship program will be extended to Friday, May 31. The new dea...

Celebrating Malcolm X On His Birthday

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—As we witness and experience what is happening today on the continents of North America and Africa, it’s absolutely important to study and act on the serious guidance for unity left to us by Brother Malcolm X. That’s the importan...

A. Peter Bailey: Honoring Bro. Malcolm X

by A. Peter Bailey (TriceEdneyWire.com)—As we witness and experience what is happening today on the continents of North America and Africa, it’s absolutely important to study and act on the serious guidance for unity left to us by Brother Malcolm X....