Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Guns, but no roses

Larry Smith Throughout history, irresponsible rhetoric has frequently overshadowed sound reason. Similarly, immediate gratification has often overpowered consideration of long-term consequences. Against this backdrop, some outcomes are predict...

Gen Xers are nearing retirement. Here’s why many are more at risk of running short of money than younger colleagues

(CNN) – NEW YORK – A recent analysis by Morningstar’s Center for Retirement and Policy Studies projects that 45% of U.S. households run the risk of falling short financially if they retire at 65 – or 54%, if they retire at 62.So many workers today ha...

‘Have I Got News For You’ stars are here to help you laugh through the news

(CNN) – Amber Ruffin has some thoughts about those who think that CNN isn’t necessarily the best home for comedy.“I’d say they’re right,” Ruffin told CNN in an interview this week. “But when that comedy is about the news, they’re wrong.”Related Stori...

Financial literacy for teens: How to mold savvy spenders

(Sponsored by JPMorganChase) – Financial literacy is more important than ever. Because everything is digital, it’s easier to ignore the realities of your financial situation and avoid learning about financial best practices. Help your teen start off...

The fight against voter suppression

(The Dallas Examiner) – Voter suppression is a plan designed to deter citizens from exercising the right to vote. It is a tool that experts say has been used in recent elections. Some states have enacted strict voter ID laws, limited operating times...

IACS implements new management plan, intake pause continues

Indianapolis Animal Care Services (IACS) will continue to pause non-emergency animal intakes to curb overcrowding in a new management plan.The plan will focus on a more manageable animal population, improving diversion and placement of animals and re...

Myths and facts about sex as we age

(The Dallas Examiner) – It has often been said that “love makes the world go round.” Without love, there would be no human existence.Despite the myth that one’s sexuality ends once people get older, senior citizens often need intimacy and love in dif...

Latest effort to block school ratings cracks Texas districts’ once-united front

(The Texas Tribune) – A legal effort to block Texas from releasing school performance ratings has created a divide between district leaders who worry the scores are an inaccurate representation of their work and others who say parents need the inform...

Entertainment icons James Earl Jones and Tito Jackson helped shift perception of Black culture and history

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “I look at it this way: anybody can carry a picket sign, but I think you should be able to articulate what that sign means … Don’t get me wrong. I believe in the same things that all those people demonstrating believe in, but I...

Hold GOP officials accountable for illegal voter intimidation

(OtherWords.org) – A Florida resident named Isaac Menasche received a home visit this September from a police officer asking whether he’d signed a petition for a ballot measure.The petition, which Menasche had indeed signed, was for a November initia...

Marginalized communities need more doctors. Medicare policy must address shortages; not push physicians out

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Unequal access to high-quality health services is one of the most pervasive problems in America’s health care system. Far too often, communities of color face reduced access, higher costs, and less comprehensive care and suppor...

Rejecting hate: Aiden Clark’s family’s plea for unity

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – In the middle of another national debate demonizing immigrant communities, one family has been speaking up in the midst of their own devastating tragedy to say they do not want their child’s legacy chained to hate.Eleven-year-o...

Opening doors of opportunity can heal the nation

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – If you want to heal America you have to understand what is hurting America.Jan. 1, 1994, is as good a date as any to recognize as the beginning of the end of the U.S. manufacturing sector as we knew it. That is the date the Nor...

Is misleading different from lying?

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – I’ve always thought there might be a difference in misleading and lying, but JD Vance has acknowledged that he was lying about Haitian immigrants when he admitted the story about Haitian immigrants was intentional knowing it wa...

The best way to counter ‘bad AI’ isn’t ‘no AI’ – it’s ‘good AI’

(Keybridge Communications) – Could terrorists or other bad actors use artificial intelligence to create a deadly pandemic?Scientists at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducted an experiment to find out last year. Researchers a...