Commentary

ABOVE PHOTO:  Howard University Commencement Speaker Chadwick Boseman takes it all in during the 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Courtesy)   By Julianne Malveaux TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM The “Black Panther,” Chadwick Boseman, graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts  in 2000. His writing partner is also a…

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By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM “In theory, the so-called ‘Iran deal’ was supposed to protect the United States and our allies from the lunacy of an Iranian nuclear bomb…In fact, the deal allowed Iran to continue enriching uranium and — over time — reach the brink of a nuclear breakout…” – President Donald…

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By Jesse Jackson TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM African-American unemployment has reached its lowest levels ever. President Donald Trump boasts about this on the stump, naturally claiming credit for a recovery that began after his predecessor, Barack Obama, saved an economy that was in free fall. Trump says he’s delivering on his promised “new deal for Blacks.” Don’t fall…

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No matter what you call it, racism never changes.   By Kenyatta Johnson Racism is the national shame of America. The recent arrest of two young Black men at the Starbucks at 18th and Spruce here in Philadelphia may have finally led us to confront it, but incidents like these are neither new or isolated….

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By Jesse Jackson TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM If we don’t know the ‘whereas,’ the ‘therefore’ doesn’t make sense. Witness the ovens in Auschwitz and Treblinka, and then you can understand the creation of Israel. Last week, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened in Montgomery, Alabama, demanding a reckoning with one of this nation’s most repressed atrocities:…

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By Mark Segal  For our family at PGN, this has been what you might call a mixed couple of weeks. It started with the death of one of our extended family members, Mike Petty, the husband of Don Pignolet, who has been with this paper since its beginning. Naturally our hearts and first concerns were…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mark Segal (insert)   By Mark Segal The April 29 Inquirer article by Craig McCoy and Jeremy Roebuck regarding sheriff’s sale ads essentially questions the value of community, ethnic and other specialty news organizations that serve groups traditionally underserved by the mainstream press, including the Inquirer itself.  The dismissal of minority community news…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Troy Albert Bundy By Linda Wallace Troy Albert Bundy, the winner of this year’s J. Whyatt Mondesire Community Impact Scholarship at Community College of Philadelphia, wants many of the same things the late Philadelphia journalist and activist wanted: a more equitable world and greater opportunity for his children. Bundy said he was grateful…

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By Julianne Malveaux The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is supposed to “protect” consumers from fraud and predatory lending.  But since 45 has ruled the roost, he has empowered exploiters to extract too much money from consumers. And he has exposed himself to implicit bribes, which is why the Consumer Financial Services Association of America was…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Paul Ryan   By Julianne Malveaux TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM The rats are leaping off the sinking ship! Paul Ryan says he wants to spend more time with his teenagers, but likely he also doesn’t want to be part of the losses Republicans are likely to experience in November (unless the Dems mess up, which is…

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