black commentary

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Ben Jealous…We’re not letting anybody steal our joy

by Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) – A congressional meeting room might be the last place people would expect to find joy. But joy was in the air

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by Julianne Malveaux (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Chris Rock crossed the line when he ridiculed Jada Pinkett Smith for her alopecia in his mediocre Oscar

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by Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Anti-democratic authoritarianism is on the rise—both around the world and here at home. Sometimes it is

3 min read 2022-03-29 03:30:42

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Instead of sighing in relief, the West

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By A. Peter Bailey (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Recently, on the Howard University’s WHUR Radio, there was a guest who was a young African-American

3 min read 2022-03-25 20:17:27

by Julianne Malveaux (TriceEdneyWire.com)—March 15 was National Pay Equity Day. It’s the day when women have to work into a new year to earn the

3 min read 2022-03-22 23:36:41

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Free will versus determinism is an old debate. Believers in free will assert individuals are not

3 min read 2022-03-15 19:00:01

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Decades ago, a question was quietly posed to the international community. Would the world be safer if

3 min read 2022-03-13 04:53:03

by Ben Jealous President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address reminded Americans that democracy needs defenders—here at home as well as in

3 min read 2022-03-12 05:50:43

by Julianne Malveaux (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Most of us are riveted to the television, radio, or Internet to learn more about what is happening in

3 min read 2022-03-09 04:59:18

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier For years Black Lives Matter demanded the elimination of cash bail because its negative impact on

3 min read 2022-03-08 05:03:50

by Ben Jealous It is with profound joy that I write these words today: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been nominated to become our nation’s first

3 min read 2022-03-06 04:40:08

by Julianne Malveaux (TriceEdneyWire.com)—The Federal Reserve Bank, founded in 1913, has had more than one hundred members of its Board of

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by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Three scholars are often celebrated during Black History Month. W.E.B. Dubois (1868–1963) was a

3 min read 2022-02-22 20:00:46

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Clashes with the White power structure are normally told during Black History Month. A celebrated