Hazel Trice Edney Archives

Black Mayors: Climate Change is in America’s Top Five Crucial Issues

September 1, 2026 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney As the Trump Administration continues to deny the reality and community impact of climate change, Black mayors have united to protect African-Americans and other people of color, who are increasingly and disparately in danger across the […]

Kalshi’s ‘Segregation Market’ Turns Black Suffering Into a Betting Line

July 10, 2026 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney How much would you have bet on Rosa Parks moving to the back of the bus? This is the kind of information that Kalshi, a U. S. prediction market, wants to know. For America’s 250th birthday, […]

Black Music Month: Singing with ‘Soul’ to Heal America, Ray Charles Led the Nation Forward

June 28, 2026 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney It was Oct. 28, 2001, less than two months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon in Virginia and the World Trade Center in New York City. Yankee Stadium was packed with more than […]

Preventing Overdose Deaths in Black Communities

March 4, 2025 admin 0

By Tracie Gardner and Daliah Heller On Dec. 8, the air was crisp as Kimberly Douglas made her way to her son Bryce’s gravestone in National Harmony Memorial Park in Landover. It’s been nearly 18 months since she lost the 17-year-old to a […]

I Upended My Life to Take Care of Mama.

December 13, 2024 admin 0

It Was One of the Best Decisions I Ever Made. By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) It was an autumn morning in 2018 when my phone rang in Washington, DC and I’ll never forget the sound of Mama’s voice on the […]

Even Amidst the Stresses of Racism Joy is Among the Best Medicines for Brain Health Even Amidst the Stresses of Racism

November 5, 2024 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney Joy. The Oxford Dictionary describes it as “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” Merriam-Webster says it is “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune.” Thesaurus.com gives a string of synonyms for joy, including […]

Long COVID ‘Brain Fog’ – a Frustrating New Brain Health Issue that Doctors Say Can be Managed

October 31, 2024 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) –PHOTO: iStock Peopleimages Approximately 97.9 out of every 100,000 African Americans have died from COVID-19, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH). That COVID mortality rate is a third higher than Latinos (64.7 per 100,000), […]

Black Community’s Retirement Woes Leading to New Ways to Save Money

November 2, 2023 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney A recent study has outlined a disturbing trend across the nation: Increasing retirement woes among Black people, coming from several angles that indicate some could choose to work longer or seek more palatable options for savings […]

Black Youths Suffer the Most from Gun Violence in America

September 6, 2023 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) Sierra Jenkins, a former news assistant for CNN and reporter with the Virginian Pilot newspaper, was headed for the peak of her career. Her colleagues praised her for her journalistic acumen and her respect for […]

Congress, Extend the Affordable Connectivity Program to Keep Black Households Online

August 15, 2023 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) NEWS ANALYSIS Millions of children across the nation will be able to do their homework at home during the upcoming school year, thanks to strong leaders on both sides of the aisle who recognize that broadband has […]

New Study Proposes Wealth-Building Solutions for Black Retirees

July 28, 2023 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney 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 […]

Black Voices are Speaking Out, but Are they Being Heard?

April 20, 2023 admin 0

Cedric Richmond is the Latest National Black Voice to Appeal to the FCC in Support of Standard General’s Acquisition of TEGNA and Diversity in Media Ownership By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Cedric Richmond, former Congressman (LA-2), former chair of […]

Growing Environmental Justice Concerns Surround Proposed Rail Merger

March 14, 2023 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – It’s an unfortunate truth that over the course of our nation’s history, progress has often come at the expense of Black and other racial minority communities. From heavy manufacturing to busy rail lines, too […]

5G and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Could Help End the Digital Divide

April 11, 2022 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney The last two years have underlined what we already knew: the digital divide in America is real and has consequences for millions of Americans. An affordable, reliable connection is imperative in participating in the 21st century economy, […]

Black Men Die of Prostate Cancer at Double the Rate of All Other Races

December 8, 2021 admin 0

Virginia Insurer Under Fire for Refusing Coverage of Treatment Despite Law By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Benjamin J. Lambert IV, a member of one of the most prominent Black families in Virginia’s public service history, lost his battle to […]

At Her Father’s Side: Public Health Expert Finds Herself Facing Real Life Crisis

October 1, 2021 admin 0

Thometta Cozart, a professional advocate for health equity, got a strong dose of reality when her father had a stroke and then a seizure. Need for Stroke and Seizure Education in Black Community Under scored on World Heart Day By […]