May 2011 Archive

What about the workers?
By Julianne Malveaux,NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama is adept at walking a tightrope. That’s what he did last week when he talked about the budget, chastising both Democrats and ...
Prior owner of a ‘Treme’ house says city seized double he was trying to fix
By Ariella Cohen http://thelensnola.org Standing in front of a row of abandoned, soon-to-be-razed dou­ble shotguns, gesturing sympathetically to the neighborhood leaders gathered with him, Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Thursday im­plored New ...
Oyster growers say post-spill help is inadequate
By Susan Buchanan The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer African-American oystermen on the east bank of lower Plaquemines Parish are a tenacious bunch and don’t intend to abandon their livelihoods and seek work ...
NOMA to present ‘Ancestors of Congo Square’
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will present “Ancestors of payday loan no questions asked Congo Square: African Art” in the New Orleans Museum of Art on May 13 ...
More African Americans are living with cancer
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports The number of U.S. cancer survivors has increased to nearly 12 million, according to a recent report from the National Cancer Institute.
Money, mouth can’t make a lie true
By Tonyaa Weathersbee The Louisiana Weekly, Guest Columnist I guess Donald Trump doesn’t see why the Koch brothers get to have all the fun. For some time now, the ultra-conservative billionaire brothers have ...
Meals on wheels are popular but may not necessarily be sustainable
By Travis Andrews Contributing Writer A growing trend in New Orleans is giving new meaning to the phrase “meals on wheels.” Food trucks, or mobile food of any sort, has taken ...
LAPCS joins with N.O. Parents Organizing Network to launch La. School Finder
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports Life no fax pay is full of moments where a single choice can dramatically shape the future. Sometimes, decisions of such magnitude can seem overwhelming, leaving ...
La. sued for disenfranchising minority and low-income voters
By Travis Andrews The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer Louisiana is being sued for alleged non-compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF), Project Vote ...
Progressive values must shape federal budget
By Gary L. Flowers, NNPA Columnist Contrary to television “talking heads,” all budgets are not all the same. How private citizens construct budgets is vastly different from how government ...

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