July 2011 Archive

Northern state senator cites victories, losses in legislative session
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer Shreveport-based Senator Lydia guaranteed approval no teletrack payday loans Jackson spoke with the Black Press about the recent session of the State Senate. A number of ...
New ventures for Crawford and Mayfield in NYC and NOLa
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer chico state short term loan For trumpeter Irvin Mayfield and pianist/vocalist Davell Crawford, opening a new music venue means more than displaying their names above a door; ...
Oil industry’s harm to Gulf Coast communities’ health goes beyond BP disaster
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (A special Facing South investigation) — In the offices of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a grassroots nonprofit in Mid-City New Orleans, a large map of the state ...
Prosecution rests in ‘Danziger 7’ trial
Federal prosecutors put the finishing touches on what appears to be a very strong case in the fourth week of the trial of five current or former NOPD officers accused ...
Rethinkers take on ‘Candy Bars, Prison Bars’ and how schools can reverse the major youth epidemics of our time
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer Two of the nation’s most pressing issues involving young people — childhood obesity and violence — are indeed connected. How so? Just ask the Rethinkers.
The bridge to nowhere?
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Anyone who thinks getting convictions in the Danziger Bridge case is going to be a slam dunk doesn’t know the history of the Crescent City, the New ...
The question is jobs
By Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist We have a brutal — and worsening — jobs crisis in this country. The human casualties are mounting. But Washington doesn’t get it. The ...
White House to host entrepreneurship forum in New Orleans
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House Business Council zip online loans and the Office of Public Engagement today announced that they will host two Urban Entrepreneurship Forums in New ...
Juror dismissed from Danziger trial
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports One of the jurors hearing the case against five current or former police officers charged in the deadly shootings on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina ...
Oscar Grant’s killer released after serving only one year
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer Protests broke out again in Oakland last month when it was announced that Johannes Mehserle was being released on June 13. Mehserle is the police officer ...

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