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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 fo...

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...

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...

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 – thei...

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...

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 p...

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 trage...

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...

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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 b...

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...

RuPaul defends drag library events in Emmys speech: ‘Knowledge is power’

(CNN) – RuPaul celebrated his Emmy win for outstanding reality competition program on Monday by championing reading – and drag queens. The reality host told the audience, “If a drag queen wants to read you a story at a library, listen to her.”...

NASA shares progress toward early Artemis Moon Missions with diverse crew

PRNewswire WASHINGTON – NASA announced Tuesday updates to its Artemis campaign that will establish the foundation for long-term scientific exploration at the moon, land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface, and prepare f...

Medicare changes for 2024: Increased premiums and deductibles, expanded coverage

(The Dallas Examiner) – Medicare costs and coverage will go through many changes this year. The changes will expand care and make coverage more affordable. Medicare enrollees will continue to feel the effects of 2022’s historic drug law aimed at cur...

DEI efforts are under siege. Here’s what experts say is at stake

(CNN) – When the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police set off a wave of racial unrest across the country in 2020, corporate America responded swiftly with renewed and public commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Major companies...