Category: OPINION

TriceEdney — When I ran for the US Congress in Louisiana’s former 8th District, the late Congressman Mickey Leland spoke of the “audacity” of my endeavor.  At that time, Louisiana had at least one majority Black district, but no members of Congress who were Black. Dr. E. Faye Williams I didn’t run in a majority […]

If anyone thought that our battle for a better, more prosperous and more inclusive America would be won on Election Day, they now realize that our fight has just begun. Elijah Cummings During the lead up to November 8, President Obama reminded us that hope would be on the ballot this year — and fear […]

I’m a 16 year old girl. I attend City Neighbors, a small charter school in East Baltimore. As a junior taking seven classes, honors English is my favorite. This is my favorite because in this class I have my most creative thoughts without being judged. Growing up in the city of Baltimore, I realized that […]

TriceEdney WireService– As I write this opinion, Hillary Clinton’s vote total leads Donald Trump by over 2 million votes! These popular votes reflect the will of individual voters and establish a majority of voters who favored her over Trump.  Despite that majority, barring an event of monumental proportion, Trump will be sworn-in as the 45th […]

Baltimore has a long history of creating minority-owned businesses and advocacy for minority and women owned businesses. Many of us remember the work of Samuel T. Daniels and the Council for Economic and Business Opportunity, Congressman Parren J. Mitchell and SBA’s 8(a) program, Dorothy Brunson and her radio station WEBB and Arnold Jolivet, whose advocacy […]

The Electoral College, not the popular vote, elected Donald Trump as our 45th President. The question among many is, “Shouldn’t the popular vote decide who the next President and Vice-President are?” My question is, “So what?” Even given the electoral college deciding who becomes President, if African American voters had come out in large numbers […]

(Updated 12/14/2016) I am concerned that in the year 2016 in a County where Mr. Jim Rouse spent his entire life trying to build communities that fostered inclusivity and diversity for so many years, there seems to be a problem in some of the Howard County schools.  I thought that the vision for Howard County […]

Fidel Castro’s death at the age of 90 is miraculous. While demonized and derided by 10 successive U.S. administrations, he outlived political prognoses, successfully beating back dictators, domination, U.S.-funded mercenaries – even exploding cigars. But truth was an unyielding casualty in the war against Castro. The news coverage marking his passing lives somewhere between U.S. […]

Earlier this year, the Jobenomics Baltimore City initiative, part of the Jobenomics National Grassroots Movement is trying to achieve with local communities, was contacted by West Baltimore community leaders in regard to developing a Jobenomics Baltimore small business and job creation plan.   Based on statistical research, neighborhood tours and meetings with West Baltimore community […]

TriceEdney Wire Service — Jane Elliott is not commonly known in American households.  She holds no fame among the elites, nor does she command any known political clout. She is small in stature.  She doesn’t boast of great wealth. Seeing her one would probably think of her as being non-threatening — even grandmotherly. Dr. E. […]

“Now you have touched the women, you have struck a rock.” Lessons abound in that battle cry of a multiracial band of women who locked arms against apartheid in 1956. Some 20,000-strong, they defied spouses, convention and the dangerous era, resisting and rising up until the walls of apartheid South Africa came tumbling down. Fast […]