Commentary

ABOVE PHOTO:  Residents watch fireworks exploding above the Maracana stadium during the opening ceremony of the Rio’s 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson A main theme of the 2016 Olympic Games opening ceremony was a tribute to the…

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By Linda Wallace Many of us have special tool kits to size up the people who disagree with us or who don’t share our values. Typically, we use one kit to measure the folks who look and think like us and keep another handy to compute the shortcomings of those who hold opposing views. I…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Urban News Service By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM “Now hear this, o foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but do not see; Who have ears, but do not hear.” – Jeremiah 5:21 After assessing the Republican National Convention last week, this week my intention was to comment on my assessment…

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ABOVE PHOTO:   Sheila Hargrave By Linda S. Wallace The protesters were steamed and growing hotter by the minute. As Bernie (Sanders) or Bust signs were marched around the concourse of the Municipal Services Building, an arrow pointed the way to the “revolution.” Philadelphia has company. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention are here, along with…

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ABOVE CARTOON:  John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Calling the 2016 GOP convention the whitest of the whitest GOP conventions is not redundancy or a play on words. It underscores the fact that this convention, in comparison to the 2012 GOP convention and indeed a string of other GOP conventions going back…

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ABOVE CARTOON: (Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Here are some key dates in presidential history, politics and elections that tell much about why the wanton murder of three police officers in Baton Rouge could loom big in 2016. The dates are 1964, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2001, and 2008. In 1964 GOP presidential…

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ABOVE PHOTO: (a katz / Shutterstock.com)   By Rahim Islam Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy America – W.E.B. Dubois I am truly saddened by the extreme level of violence that exists in America, which I believe has become a big part of our culture.  America has had a long history of…

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By Linda Wallace Americans are gathering at a risky intersection – one in which cultural collisions are leading to a mounting death toll, and distrust, anger and despair. We are all grieving as we attempt to make sense of the police shootings of two African American men – Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling…

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How social media posts can hurt your business By Monica Peters Social media etiquette is a subject needed not only for students but also for established professionals.  Everyday, I see posts by public relations professionals that are a liability, costing them a potential job or partnership.  Only thing is–they don’t realize it. First, let’s get…

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By Laura W. Murphy TriceEdneyWire.com You learn a lot about the character of an organization when things go wrong. For the team at Airbnb, hearing the outcry from African-American travelers who were denied lodging because of discrimination was one of these moments. I know, because I met with them in San Francisco in early June…

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