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Federal court blocks Trump asylum ban from being applied to thousands of asylum seekers

December 3, 2019

By NNPA Newswire SAN DIEGO – A federal judge last wednesday blocked the Trump administration’s asylum ban from being applied to thousands of asylum seekers who were unlawfully prevented from accessing the U.S. asylum process before the ban was implemented. The case is Al Otro Lado v. Wolf, a class

Survey shows nearly all U.S. consumers plan majority of holiday shopping online

December 3, 2019

By NNPA Newswire SAN FRANCISCO — Leanplum, the leading multi-channel engagement platform, today announced the results of a new study that shows consumers are shunning brick-and-mortar stores this holiday season with over 95 percent choosing to buy half or more of their gifts online. Younger Americans (Millennials and Gen Zs)

Vietnam vet fighting for the rights of Black soldiers

November 26, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vietnam War veteran Ari Merretazon as spent another Veteran’s Day fighting for fellow soldiers in Philadelphia. A court is expected to hear soon more arguments in a case Merretazon has brought against the city. Philadelphia officials have failed to follow a 1955

85 percent of Blacks want Trump impeached

November 26, 2019

By Richard Prince Special to the TriceEdneyWire.com Eighty-five percent of African-Americans say President Donald Trump should be impeached, the highest of any ethnic group, according to the latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll. Fifty-seven percent of Hispanics feel the same way, the poll shows. However, only 41 percent of Whites

State fights ruling on felons’ voting rights

November 26, 2019

By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida Nearly a month after a federal judge gave a partial victory to felons seeking restoration of voting rights, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration last Friday appealed the ruling and said plaintiffs are trying to “rewrite” the intent of a constitutional amendment passed last

Christian school wins round over pre-game prayer

November 26, 2019

By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida A federal appeals court last Wednesday overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit about whether the Florida High School Athletic Association improperly prevented Christian schools from offering a prayer over the stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state championship football game. Cambridge Christian School

Master of comedy Dave Chappelle receives Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

November 19, 2019

By Lauren Poteat NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent Dave Chappelle, the legendary, no holds barred comedian, was awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Gifted with a spirit of perseverance, determination and extreme creative intelligence, the award recognizes Chappelle as one of the world’s greatest humorists. Bestowed only on

Black teen suicide reaches historic highs

November 19, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia African American teenagers in the United States historically have had lower suicide rates than their White counterparts – until now. A new study analyzing suicide among American teens by a team led by researchers at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy

Interactive comprehensive map shows thousands of lynchings thoughout American history

November 19, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In the century following the Civil War, as many as 5,000 people of color were murdered by mobs who believed in the cause of White supremacy. On average, mobs killed nine people per month during the 1890s. Over the next 20

Harriet movie features a model of courage for today

November 12, 2019

By Barbara Reynolds TriceEdneyWire.com For a nation built on truth, abolitionist, freedom fighter, ex-slave Harriet Tubman should have the acclaim of a Paul Revere, or Patrick Henry whose courageous lines “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” guided the American Revolution. Tubman, whose battle cry was to ‘’live free or