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The Word ‘Boy,’ Race Politics, and Democratic Wrangling Raise the Interest of Black Voters
By Hamil R. Harris (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The Iowa Caucus isn’t until Feb. 20. But, the First Democratic Presidential debates are this week in Miami and African-American voters are already taking sides. The rhetorical slugfest between Vice-President Joe Biden, at the top of the polls, and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who is trailing. Welcome officially…
Read MoreMore Women and Minorities Needed for Financial Planning Jobs
Americans’ need for competent and ethical financial advice continues to grow, but the population of professionals who can provide such advice is shrinking. At the same time, the demographics of wealth in the U.S. are shifting. The average net worth of African American families increased by 30 percent from 2013 to 2016, according to the…
Read MoreAmerican Underground, Google for Startups Launch Applications for Fourth Annual Black Founders Exchange
American Underground and Google for Startups have announced the application window and deadline for the fourth annual Black Founders Exchange. Black Founders Exchange, a week-long immersion program of curated content, mentorship, and community, will accept applications for the program between June 19 and July 10 through the American Underground website. The program will run September…
Read MoreAfter Memo Becomes Public, Focus of Trump Citizenship Question is Revealed
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor A deceased Republican strategist who played a key part in the Trump administration’s effort to get a citizenship question included on census forms for the 2020 census has delivered an unexpected message from the grave. Thomas Hofeller, who passed away in August 2018, concluded in a 2015 report that adding…
Read MoreJuneteenth Reparations Hearing on H.R. 40 Puts Reparations Debate in National Spotlight
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor “These are the vestiges of enslavement that people don’t want to deal with,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the former President of Bennett College. Malveaux testified at a House hearing on legislation that would set up a commission to study reparations for the ancestors of enslaved Africans kidnapped and…
Read MoreHSBC Bank Contributes $50,000 to Nation’s First Monument Honoring African American Veterans Memorial
HSBC Bank USA, N.A., (HSBC) recently announced a $50,000 grant to the African American Veterans Monument, the nation’s first-ever memorial dedicated solely to honoring the military service of African-American veterans and service members. “African Americans have fought for their country in every military conflict since the Revolutionary War, and too often their contributions are underappreciated, as…
Read MorePoor People’s Campaign Mobilized in DC This Week
By Jesse Jackson (TriceEdneyWire.com) – This week in Washington, the powers that be are hearing from a vital new democratic force in this country. For three days, the Poor People’s Campaign will bring poor and low-wage Americans to the nation’s capital to call for a moral renewal in this nation. They will question many of…
Read MoreSalacious FBI Information Again Attacks Character of MLK
By Barbara Reynolds (TriceEdneyWire.com) – In 1970, only two years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his widow Coretta Scott King received the horrific news that haters had shot into her husband’s crypt in Atlanta, using it for target practice. Though grieved by the news, she conceded it was an omen that…
Read MoreDietary supplements linked with severe health events in children, young adults
Consumption of dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy was associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children and young adults compared to consumption of vitamins, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study found that, compared with vitamins, these types of supplements were…
Read MoreBernie Sanders Sole Candidate to Address the Black Press at National Convention
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Every major newspaper and news organization in the country has labeled the Black vote crucial to success in the 2020 presidential election, and statistics show that African Americans are 60% more likely to utilize and trust print-related resources for information than the general public. However, of the…
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