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Misty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers

(CNN) – Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into the highest echelons of dance when she became the first African American woman to be a principal dancer with American Ballet Theat...

Stubbornly high U.S. inflation grew stronger than expected in March

(CNN) – Surging gas prices and sky-high mortgages and rent sent inflation rising more than expected in March, adding to Americans’ prolonged and painful battle with high costs. That could force the Federal Reserve to keep its punishing rates higher...

O.J. Simpson dies of cancer at age 76, his family says

(CNN) – O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and broadcaster whose athletic achievements and fame were eclipsed by his 1995 trial in the brutal killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, has died of cancer, his family anno...

Breaking the silence: Megan Thee Stallion addresses mental health and stigma

(The Dallas Examiner) – “Black don’t crack they say, but it can. I can. We all can,” said Grammy-winning musician, Megan Thee Stallion, as she opened up about her mental health journey in public service announcements for “Seize the Awkward.” Mega...

Meta’s AI image generator really struggles with the concept of interracial couples

NEW YORK (CNN) – Meta’s AI image generator is coming under fire for its apparent struggles to create images of couples or friends from different racial backgrounds. When prompted by CNN on Thursday morning to create a picture of an Asian man with...

UNEX’ 24 Officers Respond To Gang Fight Simulation

The Regional Security System (RSS) Unity Exercise 2024 (UNEX 24), currently underway in Saint Lucia, simulated a gang fight at a music festival. According to an RSS Facebook page post, UNEX ’24 participants responded to the simulated gang fight...

City of Dallas hosts Corporate Council on Africa’s 2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit

(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – The City of Dallas is set to host the prestigious 2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit organized by the Corporate Council on Africa from May 6-9, at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center Dallas, showcasing the ci...

The important steps to owning a home and building wealth

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – The most effective way for African Americans to build wealth is through homeownership. But so many families ask, where do you start when you want to buy a home? The National Association of Real Estate Brokers broadly provid...

Addressing underfunding at HBCUs will ensure educational equity and enhance social progress

(Duvalier Malone Enterprises) – Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been at the heart of higher education in the United States. This resulted from their origins after the slavery period and subsequent segregation era, which negatively...

Our country has given Netanyahu too many passes

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Almost everybody who delivers a speech, anywhere we go, somebody seems to be quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Obviously, somebody is not hearing what he said or doesn’t understand what he meant. For starters, let’s go back t...

DEI has become the new dog whistle

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Despite the wide-ranging opinions and perspectives held by individuals representing different cultures and political persuasions, there is one common dominator that should always connect people of goodwill. Facts are a common...

State’s hostile takeover of Tennessee State University is blaming the victim of Tennessee’s 30-year crime spree

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “By underfunding public HBCUs and denying the value of Black students on non-HBCU campuses, these extremists are making very clear the kinds of students they do and don’t want to succeed. They also are the same ones waging war...