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After his conviction, R. Kelly faces life in prison and more trials

October 8, 2021

R. Kelly faces life in prison when he’s sentenced next year.Nicholas Ballasy via wikimedia commons By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia He has sung, performed, and wrote many hits, but Robert Sylvester Kelly will now sing a new tune: perhaps something along the lines of “Jailhouse Rock,” or

Congress passes EQUAL Act, a bill that seeks to eliminate sentencing disparities harshly doled out to African Americans

October 8, 2021

The bipartisan EQUAL Act would eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. It also would allow those currently serving time for crack offenses to motion for reduced sentences.iStockphoto / NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Two minutes before members of the U.S. House of Representatives cast

Rep. Carter urges federal agencies to include DBEs in post-Ida recovery contracting

October 8, 2021

By Ryan WhirtyThe Louisiana WeeklyContributing Writer Small business advocates and economic-improvement organizations focusing on economic development within disadvantaged New Orleans communities echoed the thoughts of Congressman Troy Carter, who wrote a letter to the heads of FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pressing the federal agencies to include

Family of Henrietta Lacks files suit against biotech company for using famous ‘HeLa’ cells without permission

October 8, 2021

Family members of Henrietta Lacks joined attorney Ben Crump (center) for a press conference Monday.Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun Staff Report Family members of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit against the U.S. biotech giant Thermo Fisher Scientific for “unjust enrichment” after the company made and sold products relying on cells

Martinsville Seven pardoned

September 17, 2021

Former Richmond Mayor Rudolph McCollum Jr. (center) speaks at a rally in Capitol Square that turned into a celebration after Gov. Ralph S. Northam announced he had given posthumous pardons to the Martinsville Seven.Photo by Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press Special to TriceEdneyWire.comFrom the Richmond Free Press It took 70

Roland Martin announces new Black TV network

September 17, 2021

Digital media and television journalist Roland S. Martin (Image courtesy BlackPressUSA) By Lauren Victoria BurkeNNPA Newswire Contributor Veteran broadcast journalist Roland Martin, the host of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, has announced an over-the-top media network that will broadcast directly to viewers free via the internet and a phone app. The new Black-owned network,

Zillow, United Negro College Fund and Black Tech Ventures to host hackathon for HBCU students

September 17, 2021

Zillow is working in collaboration with United Negro College Fund and Black Tech Ventures to host a HBCU Housing Hackathon to help HBCU students develop skills through workshops, hands-on enrichment, mentorship and teamwork.Photo submitted NNPA Staff Report SEATTLE — Registration is now open for Zillow’s first hackathon for students attending

DaBaby meets with leading Black HIV advocates

September 10, 2021

After comments by Jonathan “DaBaby” Kirk that was considered to be harmful, several HIV organizations called for a meeting with the rapper.Photo by Azhern123 via wikimedia commons By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Black leaders from nine HIV organizations across the U.S. announced they held a virtual, private meeting

New Smithsonian exhibit shows racism against Emmett Till continues today

September 10, 2021

Emmett Till By Hamil R. HarrisTriceEdneyWire.com In the middle of the night, 14-year old Emmett Till was snatched from his great uncle’s home in Drew, Mississippi. Then an angry White mob beat, tortured and then shot Till before they used wire to connect a fan blade to his head to

FEMA changing rules that deprived African Americans of crucial aid

September 10, 2021

Land owners in several Southern states are discovering they don’t have deeds to property they’ve lived on for decades.Photo submitted/NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Historically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency – or FEMA – relied on deeds to prove that land belonged to disaster victims before it