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On July 25, the day that would have been Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday, President Joe Biden hosted a White House signing ceremony for a proclamation establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi and Illinois. Thre...

A tribute to a titan: Honoring Jesse Jackson’s legacy and our shared mission

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “No generation can choose the age or circumstance in which it is born, but through leadership it can choose to make the age in which it is born an age of enlightenment, an age of jobs, and peace, and justice.” – Jesse Jacks...

US Air Force’s AI-controlled Drone Completes First Long-haul Flight

Simmons College of Kentucky Joins the University of Louisville in Health Equity Project

Historically Black Simmons College of Kentucky and the University of Louisville are embarking on a new project to determine what characteristics of a neighborhood contribute to the health of its residents. A $500,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnso...

Police Identify Victim Of Fatal Corinth Shooting

Police say the victim of Thursday’s fatal shooting at Corinth, Gros Islet, has been identified as 33-year-old Ted Smith of Mon Repos, Micoud. A Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) release said Gros Islet police station officers received a ro...

New study proposes wealth-building solutions for Black retirees

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – African American families have known for generations that retirement at the age of 65 is often a mirage. We hope and pray it will happen, but it’s a dream that generally never gets fulfilled. In fact reports have shown that th...

Oregon and Washington set to join Big Ten

The Big Ten is set to expand to 18 teams with the addition of Oregon and Washington. The two Pac-12 schools have cleared the way to apply for membership in the Big Ten, according to the Associated Press. schools still need to officially apply for...

Jim Brown remembered as “man among men” during tribute to Browns late Hall of Fame running back

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — On the last of his many visits to Jim Brown’s home in Los Angeles, Ray Lewis recalled the legendary running back being as powerful as ever.As a feeble Brown, in the final months of his life, slowly approached the Hall of Fa...

Politicians are not historians

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – The College Board is a nonprofit organization that runs an association of institutions, including over 6,000 schools, colleges, universities and other educational entities as part of its membership. It develops and administers...

Six African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

John Girton Jr. was promoted to executive vice president and chief of staff at Martin University in Indianapolis. He was the vice president of marketing, communications, and external relations at the predominately Black university. Earlier in his car...

Chairman Leon W. Russell Gives Opening Mass Meeting Speech at 114th NAACP National Convention

A Tree and Its Fruit Matthew 12:33-37; Luke 6:43-45)(KING JAMES VERSION) 15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns,...

Henrietta Lacks’ Family Settles Lawsuit with Biotech Company, Paving the Way for More Claims, Says Attorney Ben Crump

The settlement sets a precedent, potentially leading to complaints seeking compensation and control of Lacks’ cells, famously known as “HeLa” cells, the world’s first cells capable of replicating outside the human body. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA N...

Congressional Black Caucus confronts assault on Black rights

Members of the CBC said that statements made by their GOP counterparts at the Capitol have deeply disturbed them, adding to the mounting discontent. Rep. Eli Crane from Arizona made an offensive comment during a House floor debate by referring to Bla...

49th Annual Harlem Week Returns To Celebrate Arts, Culture, Resilience Of The Harlem Community

The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. The 49th annual HARLEM WEEK returns August 9-20 for a 10-day live and virtual experience celebrating the people, arts, culture, entertainment, and history that Harlem is known for throughout the world...

There Will Now Be a HBCU Marching Band National Championship Competition

The first-ever historically Black college and university marching band national championships will take place in Atlanta in December prior to the Celebration Bowl football game that will crown the HBCU national football champion. The band championshi...