Kevin Lamár Peterman, 32, has been installed as pastor of Washington, D.C.’s historic Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, signaling a broader rise of young Black clergy leading major congregations rooted in social justice. His installation reflects a national shift as millennial pastors take the reins of historic churches and adapt their ministries to a digital, turbulent era.
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Black youths suffer the most from gun violence in America
By Hazel Trice Edney (TRICE EDNEY NEWSWIRE) – 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 reporting excellence. But when her editor called her to assign her to […]
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New legislation aims to revitalize America’s downtowns
Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams is CEO and executive director of the Federal City Council and member of the Revitalize Our Cities Coalition. (Courtesy photo) By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com Cities across the nation – already experiencing major transformations in restaurant seating policies and crowd limitations – may see even more changes in the […]
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Omarosa Shocks, Angers Some NNPA Publishers as She Walks Out of ‘Black Press Week’ Breakfast
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Omarosa Manigault, President Donald Trump’s director of communications for public liaison, walked out of a breakfast meeting she had requested to attend, hosted by the National Newspaper Publishers Association last week after disputing the accuracy of a story written by this reporter in January. Trump aide Omarosa Manigault listens to question from reporter […]
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NNPA’s Chavis Receives Promise of First Press Interview with President Trump
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Omarosa Manigault, recently named assistant to the president and director of communications in the Office of Public Liaison for the Trump Administration, has promised the first press interview with President Trump to Benjamin Chavis, president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, according to sources who attended a private meeting with the Trump transition […]
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Sharpton Eulogizes George Curry: ‘I Have Fought a Good Fight, I Have Finished My Course, I Have Kept the Faith!’
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (TriceEdneyWire.com) – One minute the congregation was somber and in tears; the next minute they were rocking to choir music in the pews; the next minute they were laughing in fond memory; and then they were shouting and applauding on their feet. That was the range of emotions that marked the packed house […]
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Ben Jealous Announces Next Move– From NNPA to NAACP to Silicon Valley –
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Benjamin Todd Jealous, the former NAACP president, who has weaved a career through politics, the Black press and civil rights, has now announced his next course of action in pursuit of racial equality and economic justice in America. Jealous and the Oakland, Calif.-based Kapor Center for Social Impact, located in the billionaire- Silicon […]
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Three Presidents to Commemorate March on Washington at ‘Let Freedom Ring’ Ceremony
President Barack Obama will be joined by former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter in a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington on August 28, the actual anniversary of the historic event. The three will appear and deliver remarks at the “Let Freedom Ring Commemoration and Call to Action” at the […]
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August 24 March on Washington Reminiscent of 1963
When more than 250,000 people convened on the National Mall on Aug. 28, 1963 for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 6 million people were unemployed, 22 million Americans lived in poverty, voting rights for Blacks were barely existent in many areas of the country and Blacks often faced harassment and mistreatment. Fifty […]
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The ‘Four Little Girls’ Honored As American Heroes
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – The four little girls who were killed by a bomb planted by the Ku Klux Klan at Alabama’s 16th Street Baptist Church nearly 50 years ago have been officially proclaimed as American heroes. President Barack Obama has signed into law, H. R. 360, “which provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal […]
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Pastors Struggle to Comfort the Grieving
TriceEdneyWire.com – Some stood with hands raised, others sat with heads bowed—all crying out to God on behalf of the victims and loved ones of America’s most recent massacre. This prayer vigil was not in Newtown, Conn., where Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 students and several employees at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14. It […]
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Resurrect the Vote on Easter Sunday
This Sunday morning, April 8, millions of people will head to Easter services to hear the Gospel on the day that some call Resurrection Sunday. But, for many, this year will be different. Pastors of dozens of congregations across the nation will not only preach the good news of a risen savior; but they will […]