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COVID-inspired Culture Change Likely Coming to Black Community, Says ‘Last Responder’

April 16, 2021 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney John E. Thomasson was a hero in his hometown. As a member of the board of supervisors in Louisa, Va., he was the county’s first African-American elected to public office. He built a successful realty company. […]

Through the Roof Prescription Drug Prices Hit Communities of Color the Hardest

November 9, 2020 admin 0

Grassroots advocates insist there’s got to be a better way By Hazel Trice Edney Seventy-three-year-old Leonard L. Edloe, a pharmacist of 50 years and pastor of a predominately Black church in Middlesex County, Va., knows the personal and professional sides […]

Health Insurers Must Answer for COVID-Related Disparities Devastating Black and Latino Communities

September 24, 2020 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney Black and Latino communities throughout the United States have disproportionately suffered the most devastating impacts of the coronavirus, including a higher rate in deaths, underscoring inequities in the nation’s health care system and the broader society. In […]

2010 Census Omitted 3.7 Million Blacks – Nearly Five Times Its Original ‘Undercount’ Claims

July 9, 2020 admin 0

Confusing and conflicting explanations provide few answers while raising numerous questions By Hazel Trice Edney–TriceEdneyWire.com A special report released by the National Urban League reveals that the U. S. Census Bureau omitted at least 3.7 million African-Americans from its 2010 count, […]

Bloomberg Spends $3.5 Million With the Black Press

February 20, 2020 admin Comments Off

By Hazel Trice Edney and Hamil Harris Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has made Black History. The presidential candidate who has been running his campaign through television ads and private meetings has spent a historic amount of money with […]

Groundbreaking for Expanded African American Civil War Museum Prepares Historic DC Corridor for National and International Visitors

October 30, 2019 admin Comments Off

By Hazel Trice Edney In the 400th year since the first enslaved Africans reached the shores of America, a groundbreaking in the nation’s Capital has begun a monumental $45 million expansion of a facility to honor Black veterans of the […]

Heart & Soul July-August 2019

August 15, 2019 admin Comments Off

Top Stories Page 22 Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett Represents the United States Virgin Islands’ at-large Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Since coming to Congress my top priorities have been economic development for underserved and forgotten areas […]

On King Holiday Commemoration: 600 Black Legislators Resolved to Push Policies for Economic Justice

January 18, 2019 admin 0

Resolution considered new win for Black Wealth 2020 By Hazel Trice Edney It was three years ago that a group of national business leaders launched a movement called Black Wealth 2020 partially based on the economic vision articulated by Dr. […]