Nashvillians and friends worldwide celebrate the life and legacy of Mr. Leonard H. Morton, Sr., a gifted and talented musician and educator, who peacefully transitioned into eternal life surrounded by his close family on Sunday, July 12, 2020. Morton was…
The year 2020 has bought with it the passing of three legendary heavyweights of the Civil Rights movement. We are mourning the loss of Rev. Joseph Lowery, Rev. C.T. Vivien and Rep. John Lewis. We are beyond saddened with their…
<TriceEdneyWire.com> — Jane Elliott said, “If we didn’t have all those years when Black lives didn’t matter, we wouldn’t have to have a Black Lives Matter Movement now.” Questioning whether we should support Black Lives Matter is like questioning the…
Lately, the phrase ‘unprecedented times’ is so widely used that much of the world around us feels alien in comparison to our previous ‘normal.’ Throughout the sanitation frenzy and social distancing mandates, one of the main beacons that keep our…
“I feel lucky and blessed that I’m serving in the Congress. But there is a force that is trying to take us back to another time and another dark period,” warned Congressman John Lewis. And he’d know. Since age 17,…
From Freedom’s Journal to The North Star to John Abbott’s Chicago Defender, African American-owned newspapers have sparked fires for truth and equality that have burned with the passion for fighting for freedom throughout history. March 16, 2020 marked the 193rd…
