Essence Fest once again attracts Carol’s Daughter
By Kelly Parker The Louisiana Weekly Like baseball, hot dogs and fireworks, no 4th of July celebration is complete without the Crescent City, the Essence Music Festival and Carol’s Daughter. Book about wealth-building strategies comes to ‘party with a purpose’
By Edmund W. Lewis, Editor The Louisiana Weekly, Editor Author and businesswoman Deborah Hardnett knows a little something about success. Brutal racial attacks haven’t stopped in ‘post-racial’ America
By Jesse Muhammad The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer (Special to New America Media from The Final Call) – As candidates from both parties line up to unseat President Barack ... Separate and unequal once more
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist May 17 marked the anniversa­ry of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which outlawed racially segregated schools as ... Minority-owned firms doubled in recent years
WASHINGTON - In 2007, minority-owned firms numbered 5.8 million, up from 4.0 million in 2002, an increase of 45.5 percent, more than double the 17.9 percent increase for all U.S. ... Service is class/generation blind
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Columnist “Yes, two distinct audiences,” ‘Unity Explosion’ coordinator Evelyn Wagner-Wright emailed me. “Older adults are at the table and witnessing. Young adults want to ... St. Aug leaders continue to work to protect school’s legacy
The Louisiana Weekly payday loan shops in tunbridge wells Staff Reports St. Augustine High School’s Board of Directors took steps to preserve the school’s proud traditions and legacy by reaching out ... Store owner told ‘take Black pictures down’
By J. Kojo Livingston The Louisiana Weekly Contributing Writer SHREVEPORT, LA. – Richard Washington was truly surprised when the first anonymous phone call came. The caller was a white man telling him ... Tanker runs aground in Miss. River renewing questions about safety
By Zoe Sullivan The Louisiana Weekly On Monday, June 13, an oil tanker, the M/T Ratna Punja, ran aground in the Mississippi River. In spite of the efforts of five tug boats ... Toyota refuses to thank Black consumers
Black publishers and national leaders unite to hold Toyota accountable By Jasmyne A. Cannick NNPA National Correspondent WASHINGTON D.C. — Toyota Motor Sales USA executives have angered National Newspaper Publishers Asso­ciation (NNPA) Chairman ...
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