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If Neither Justice, Nor Mercy, Then What Will Save Us?
By Keith Magee (Trice Edney Wire) – I am completely baffled. I cannot understand why Black people continue to be killed without every single American demanding that all police officers across the...
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George Floyd Minus Video Equals Treyvon Martin
News Analysis By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III (Trice Edney Wire) – The trial is over. Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all three charges in the murder of Mr. George...
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Republicans Posture As Party Of Working People
By Jesse Jackson (Trice Edney Wire) – The debate over Joe Biden’s $2 trillion American Infrastructure Plan is heating up — and getting more and more unhinged. Republicans are railing against the...
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D.C. Statehood Is A Voting Rights Issue… And Racial Justice Issue
Ben Jealous By Ben Jealous Washington, D.C. has a higher percentage of Black residents than any state in the country, and they have no voting representation in Congress. This is systemic racism in...
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Nearly 70 Million Americans Have Criminal Records. We Must Give Them A Second...
Opinion by Craig Arnold and Jamie Dimon for CNN Business Perspectives Editor’s note: Craig Arnold is chairman and CEO of Eaton. Jamie Dimon is chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase. They represent fellow...
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Meeting The Needs Of Black-Owned Small Businesses In The Digital Economy
By Darci Henderson, Secretary, Tabor 100; Co-Founder, Alltrus Small business owners, many of whom have taken a devastating blow this past year, will be the engine that drives our economic recovery...
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We Are Leaving Fathers Out Of This Important Discussion
Opinion by Jessica Seinfeld Editor’s note: Jessica Seinfeld is an author and Founder of the social services philanthropy Good+ Foundation, a nonprofit that works to dismantle multi-generational...
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The Supreme Court Can Protect Black Lives By Ending Qualified Immunity
The Supreme Court is a deliberative body and the perspective of a Black woman will ensure decisions that are more inclusive of diverse lived experiences. By David Johns, Executive Director of the...
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Vaccinate For Yourself, Your Family, Your Community
By Gordon McHenry, Jr., United Way of King County President and CEO Most of us are tired, exhausted, by the pandemic. Thousands have lost family, friends and other loved ones. Now, with the vaccine...
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How Businesses Can Heed Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Call To Support Black Banks
Despite all the gains of the Civil Rights Movement, Black entrepreneurs still struggle to keep their small businesses open and Black families fight to keep their homes at rates far higher than the...
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A Transformational President
So far, in my estimation, Joe Biden is keeping his promises and succeeding in getting the country back on track in our “pursuit of a more perfect union.” By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC)...
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Taking On Abusive And Deadly Policing With New DOJ Leadership
By Ben Jealous (Trice Edney Wire) – Thanks to the voters who elected President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, we now have a Department of Justice that actually cares about justice. And I...
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The False Republican Mantra: ‘America Is Not A Racist Country’
Rev. Jesse Jackson By Jesse Jackson “America is not a racist country.” This is quickly becoming a Republican mantra. Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, used it in his rebuttal to...
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What’s Going On?
Dr. E. Faye Williams By Dr. E. Faye Williams (Trice Edney Wire) – Recently, I had the opportunity to again listen to Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On album. His scores are soul-stirring, and his lyrics...
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COVID-19 Is Still A Global Threat To Humanity
Rev. Jesse Jackson By Jesse Jackson (Trice Edney Wire) – COVID-19 knows no national boundaries. It does not discriminate by race or religion or ideology. The pandemic poses a threat to humanity, not...
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Why Does The U. S. Support The Murder Of Palestinians?
Julianne Malveaux By Julianne Malveaux (Trice Edney Wire) – As of this writing, more than 200 Palestinians and 10 Israelis have been killed in the conflict in Gaza. A few days before the conflict...
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Ted Cruz’s Wildly Dishonest Defense Of Voter Suppression
By Ben Jealous (Trice Edney Wire) – Sen. Ted Cruz is a shameless liar. And he isn’t even a very good one. Witness his latest dishonest defense of Georgia’s new voter suppression law. Cruz published a...
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It’s Time For A Black Woman On The Supreme Court
By Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) – I am eager to see a brilliant Black woman serving as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. I hope to celebrate her swearing-in later this year. If you’re thinking, “Did I...
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Black Women Are Taking Over The Political Landscape
Chris B. Bennett By Chris B. Bennett The Seattle Medium Earlier this week, I looked over the list of candidates who filed to run for office in King County and one thing stood out to me – Black women...
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The Adoption Safe Families Act Hinders Birth Parents From Regaining Their...
By Ashley Albert Special To The Medium My name is Ashley Albert and I am a Parent Leader. I want to raise awareness about a federal law that has devastated Black, Indigenous and People of Color’s...
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