Hazel Trice Edney

3 weeks ago | tntribune.com | Hazel Trice Edney

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) produce 20 percent of all of America’s Black college graduates. That includes 80 percent of Black judges; 70 percent of Black doctors; 50 percent of Black teachers; and 25 percent of Black students who major in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Mar 28, 2025 | caribbeantoday.com | Hazel Trice Edney

African-American families have known for generations that retirement at the age of 65 is often a mirage. We hope and pray it will happen, but it’s a dream that generally never gets fulfilled. In fact reports have shown that the typical White family - even at retirement age - has eight times the wealth of the typical Black family, with a typical Latino family faring only slightly better. These historic inequities will not change by themselves.

Jan 9, 2025 | tntribune.com | Hazel Trice Edney

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – It was an autumn morning in 2018 when my phone rang in Washington, D.C. and I’ll never forget the sound of Mama’s voice on the line. She was calling from her home in Virginia, 100 miles away. Her voice, normally warm and sweet, was instead rife with anger. “Who took the knobs off my stove?” she demanded. My heart broke toward her. All she wanted was to fry herself an egg for breakfast.

Jan 7, 2025 | theportlandmedium.com | Hazel Trice Edney |Josiah Scott

By Hazel Trice Edney(Trice Edney Wire) – Growing up in her Northwest Washington, DC, neighborhood, Tisha Lewis’s mother would often call her a Daddy’s girl. “I was always hanging on to his leg or standing on his feet as he walked,” she recalled fondly in a recent interview. “Even as an adult, up until his passing, he would still greet me with, “Hey Sugar’”.

Nov 26, 2024 | forwardtimes.com | Hazel Trice Edney

Joy. The Oxford Dictionary describes it as “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.”Merriam-Webster says it is “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune.” Thesaurus.com gives a string of synonyms for joy, including elation, humor, bliss, and cheer. However one chooses to describe or define, “joy,” medical doctors, psychologists, counsellors and preachers say it can be the world’s best medicine – especially for brain health.