Becoming a father takes work. Before you became a father you were first, now you must learn that it is a father’s place to be last. You must learn to put others needs before your own. If you truly love your child make sure you give them the best you can give. Speak the right […]
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Posted inCommentary
A Look Back on Brown
On May 17, 1954, in the case of Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, the U.S. Supreme Court ended federally sanctioned racial segregation in the public schools by ruling unanimously that “separate educational facilities were inherently unequal.” At the time of this decision, I was in the third grade at a segregated school […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Extremists Attack Town of Abducted Schoolgirls
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic militants again attacked the remote Nigerian town from which nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped, Nigeria’s military said Wednesday, resulting in a firefight that killed 12 soldiers and led angry troops to fire on a commanding officer. Soldiers said the troops fired at a senior officer who came to pay respects […]
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Abducted Nigerian Girl Scared to go Back to School
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — One of the teenagers who escaped from Islamic extremists who abducted more than 300 schoolgirls says the kidnapping was “too terrifying for words,” and she is now scared to go back to school. Sarah Lawan, a 19-year-old science student, spoke Sunday as Nigerians prayed for the safety of the 276 students […]
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Colorado Man Back in Prison for 90 Years after Court Error
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Rene Lima-Marin’s wife told her two young sons their father had to go to work the night in January when a team of police officers led her husband away in handcuffs. It had been nearly six years since he left prison, and his family believed he had paid his debt to […]
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Residents: 50 Bodies Found in Nigeria Violence
BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Residents of a Nigerian town attacked by Boko Haram criticized security forces for failing to protect them despite warnings that the Islamic militants were nearby. At least 50 bodies have been recovered, many horribly burned, in the town. The attack on Gamboru, in remote northeastern Nigeria near the border with Cameroon, […]
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Texas Mayor: Fire Officer who Shot 93-Year-Old Pearlie Golden
HEARNE, Texas (AP) — Dozens of residents angry that a police officer fatally shot a 93-year-old woman marched Thursday to police headquarters in the small Texas town of Hearne, where the longtime mayor greeted them and said he will recommend that the officer be fired. That didn’t satisfy friends of Pearlie Golden, who authorities say […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Much Love and Thank You to Mom and Grandma on Mother’s Day
I enjoy the stories of Hollywood starlets being discovered in a malt shop and skyrocketing to fame overnight as much as the next person. I enjoy them the same way I enjoy the fairy tales of dragons and unicorns I used to tell my son when he was a little boy. But in reality, most […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Nigerian Women Lead Rallies for Their ‘Missing Girls’ Worldwide
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – An unprecedented surge of gatherings and rallies across the U.S. and abroad sparked by the kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian boarding school girls have made plain the growing anger and frustration of Nigerian and other women over inaction by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his administration. After three weeks, little more than a […]
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Nigerian President Finally Making Release of Abducted Girls a Priority
Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan met through the night with security, school and state officials and issued a new directive that “everything must be done” to free the 276 girls held captive by Islamic extremists, one of his advisers said Sunday. It was the first time the president met with all stakeholders, including […]
Posted inSports
Silver’s Response + Doc Rivers’ “We are One”
From the moment Donald Sterling’s racist comments hit the Internet, the walls began closing in on the NBA. Players considered skipping a playoff game. Fans inundated the Los Angeles Clippers’ offices with vitriol. Sponsors ran from a franchise on the rise. The scandal pushed the league — not just the Clippers — to a perilous […]
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L.A. NAACP Head Resigns over Move to Honor Sterling
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP resigned Thursday, following scrutiny of his plan to give Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling an award for promoting civil rights. Leon Jenkins was to present Sterling with a “lifetime achievement award” later this month. Jenkins rescinded that offer Monday after […]