June 2011 Archive

Vitamin D levels found to be low in Blacks with MS
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports ST. PAUL, Minn. – African-Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower vitamin D levels than African-Americans who don’t have the disease, according to a study ...
Who/What is the road to your heart?
By Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist As the plane hurried low toward Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, I looked to the north and saw the choked Bonnet Carré Spillway driving Mississippi River ...
Anyone can get skin cancer—learn how to protect the skin you’re in!
You may have heard that people with light skin, payday loans acworth light-colored hair, and blue or green eyes have a greater risk for developing skin cancer. But, did you ...
Behind Bars: For Black girls, acting out is judged a crime
By Kathy Mulady Contributing Writer • An African-American girl born in 2001 has a one-in-17 lifetime risk of going to prison. • A white girl born the same year has a one-in-111 ...
Bishop Eddie Long settles lawsuit instead of fighting as promised
By Talibah Chikwendu Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the AFRO-American newspapers) – The Atlanta pastor facing four civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual coercion settled the cases out-of-court, his church ...
Cajun Zydeco Festival to feature Grammy-winning artist
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “It’s like my birthday party every day,” says Chubby Carrier of his shows since winning a Grammy award. The zydeco accordionist and vocalist ...
Controversy heats up over NORD Commission
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Memorial Day was hot fast cash mcg and sticky. Certainly nowhere near the level of stickiness we can expect to feel in a few weeks, but still, ...
E-Verify being pushed in Jeff. Parish to weed out illegals
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the a state’s right to mandate businesses use of the online E-Verify system to determine if their ...
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac betrayals
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It was such a great program that helped establish a great American Middle Class. Homeownership was elusive to the masses until after World War ...
Fifteen years and counting
By Edmund W. Lewis, Editor Fifteen years ago I embarked on a journey that has brought me great joy, satisfaction and a renewed sense of purpose. That journey began with a ...

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