Author Archives: Dr. E. Faye Williams

TriceEdney — Good or Bad, Like or Dislike, in all my years as a citizen of the United States, I have come to expect certain decorum from the holder of the Office of President of the United States.  While accepting that I will not agree with every decision, and that mistakes are inevitable, among all that […]

TriceEdney — Throughout #45’s campaign, he made great issue of “Making America Great Again” and “America(ns) First.”  Those who voted for him obviously believed him.  Given his professed preeminence for everything American, it is reasonable to think that after a natural disaster he would take a no-holds-barred, equitable approach to providing relief to our citizens. […]

TriceEdney – This week, I must first acknowledge the senseless taking of lives in Las Vegas. My prayers of condolence reach out to those directly victimized and those suffering the loss of family and friends. However one might search, there’s no rationalization that can support the inhumanity of that act. For the sake of our […]

TriceEdney—Historic references are frequently used to comparatively illuminate the character of current persons and/or events.  Recently I have been reminded of the saying, “Nero fiddled while Rome burned!”  In truth, Nero didn’t fiddle He, in greatest likelihood, played a lyre, a stringed instrument best described as a hand-held harp.  Important in this reference is not […]

TriceEdney — My best friend left us and moved to his heavenly home a few weeks ago.  For those who knew Dick Gregory, it’s no secret that we were best friends for a very long time.  Over a year before he left us, he told me, as I am sure he told many others, that […]

TriceEdney — I was appalled and angered as I watched Jeff Sessions announce the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.  His announcement was made with a diabolically gleeful and viciously animated demeanor akin to “Chuckie,” the monstrously evil doll of horror movie infamy.  Sessions seemingly took perverse pleasure in ‘sticking it […]

TriceEdney — On Sunday, August 6th, our nation celebrated an auspicious anniversary.  Unfortunately, it was an anniversary that was largely overlooked and undervalued.  One could justify overlooking this anniversary by saying, “Current events are moving so fast that it’s hard to keep up with everything.”  That reasoning may be true, but it hardly justifies overlooking, […]

TriceEdney — In the past six months, I’ve frequently complained that developing events, consequential to the administration of #45, leave us inundated and overwhelmed with negative outcomes of his governance or lack thereof.  Weekly, I attempt to give an enlightened perspective on a newsworthy and timely topic; but I’m often conflicted and feel that selecting […]

Washington, DC (TriceEdney)—After the U.S. Senate vote to repeal ‘Obamacare’ failed again, Dr. E. Faye Williams said, “The stakes were high, and when it was time to do the right thing, Senators John McCain (AZ), Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK) rose to the challenge, along with 48 of their Democratic colleagues, and voted […]

Trice-Edney – A recent study on wealth was conducted by Amy Traub, Laura Sullivan, Tatjana Meschede and Tom Shapiro.  The study did a comparison of Black and White wealth and Latino and White wealth.  In our community, we have been consumed with racial inequities, voter suppression, health care, unjustified police shootings and racial bias in […]