The EPA-Environmental Protection Agency was established on December 2, 1970 under Republican President Richard Nixon’s administration in the wake of elevated concerns about the environment. On October 28, 2016, the […]
Category: OPINION
Why We Need Universal Paid Leave
About this time last year, I found out the devastating news that my husband had stage 4 cancer. Although he is recovering now, I could still use a program like […]
OUR STORIES, OUR TRUTH: LOVING
TriceEdney – In my first year of law school, I learned about the case, Loving v. Virginia. Having grown up in the south, the case didn’t surprise me. A three-tiered […]
Give Us the Ballot: 2016
Understandably, both the press and the American public have focused our attention as voters this year on the campaigns to succeed Barack Obama as President of the United States. Yet, […]
Voting, Voting Rights and the Struggles Ahead
Voting is a right Blacks gained through blood, sweat, and tears since 1869. This was the year that Black men were given the right to vote. Plessey v. Ferguson, the […]
Ban The Box: The Next Step In Criminal Justice Reform
For a country that embraces a belief in second chances, America doesn’t do a very good job in extending the same fair chances to people with felony records. Approximately 24 […]
NO TIME FOR COMPLACENCY
Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdney — I viewed the final 2016 presidential debate with great interest. It held few surprises, but served to confirm my evaluation of Donald Trump as […]
Black Faith Leaders Turn Focus to Next Generation
Recently we were moved by Zianna Oliphant — a brave young girl who spoke to the Charlotte City Council after the death of Keith Lamont Scott: “We are Black people […]
Gardening: A Healthful Medicine for Seniors
Over the past year, I have been active with seniors presenting hands-on environmental projects at nursing and assisted living facilities. I know as an environmental educator, working with the soil […]
WHAT’S GOING ON?
TriceEdney — Every woman and every Black person in this country must be asking, “What’s Going On?” Forty-three times, white men have held dominance in consideration and representation for the position […]
Presidential Election 2016 and HBCU’s
Whether you go to or went to a historically Black college or university their future and state of affairs is meaningful to you. You probably agree with this statement, however, […]
Protecting Our Progress in 2016
Last week, I was honored to deliver the Congressional Black Caucus’ televised Message to America: Protecting our Progress at the Ballot Box. It was a message that deserves repeating again […]