June 2011 Archive

Public schools should be supported
By Gary L. Flowers NNPA Columnist Last month, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed a lawsuit in New York on behalf of students and their parents. ...
Renowned NYC choir to give free concert at Trinity Episcopal Church in N.O. Performance benefits All Souls Episcopal Mission in Lower Ninth Ward
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports In what has become a rite of summer, artists from New York City’s renowned Trinity Wall Street choir will perform a cappella choral ...
Review of the FHL/RMJM Hillier report
With all the financial uncertainties that have been exposed by the recent small loans same day payout independent studies on the economic viability of the proposed new University Medical Center ...
BEEP prepares African-American college students for corporate jobs
By Marc H. Morial payday loans in kilburn President/CEO, National Urban League Earlier this month more than 450 attendees, including 132 HBCU students, came together in Orlando, Florida for the National Urban ...
Black dieters watch their weight for general wellness
CHICAGO – Whether it’s a suggestion from our physician or a need to slim down, almost everyone experiences the desire to exercise more or eat healthier at ...
Debilitating diversions
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist What do Congressional representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-FL), and Steny Hoyer (D-MD) have in common? Each of them has taken time to comment ...
Dependence and independence
By Edmund W. Lewis, Editor Next weekend, Americans will celebrate the nation’s 235th birthday. For many, the July 4th observance took on added significance in the years since 2001’s terrorist attacks ...
Does Jindal increases ‘taxes’ as he cuts taxes?
By Christopher Tidmore The Louisiana Weekly Bobby Jindal says he is against growing government by revenue — supports tax cuts, opposes tax increases. Yet, the governor has spent most of his time ...
Feds unveil plan for offshore Gulf fish farms
By Susan Buchanan The Louisiana Weekly You probably already eat chicken payday loan lenders only no teletrack or salmon raised in cramped, factory-like conditions, and in a couple of years you may ...
Franklin Avenue pastor elected to No. 2 post by Southern Baptists
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention elected an payday loan ceres ca African-American pastor to its No. 2 position for the first time on Tuesday, signifying an effort to diversify ...

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