Do dark-skinned Black women receive harsher sentences?
WASHINGTON — Colin Powell said it, Sen. Harry Reid hinted at it about President Barack Obama, and Black folks have known it for hundreds of years. There are advantages to ... MLB Urban Youth Academy in Ponchartrain Park closer to becoming a reality
On Thursday, the New Orleans City Council approved an agreement announced on June 16, 2011 between Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Foundation to build and ... The hard truth – Understanding and overcoming haters
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Columnist Part II There are many types of haters. Some just diss anything and anyone they encounter. They feel superior because they found a flaw in something or someone ... Urban Entrepreneurship Forum set for July 20 in Crescent City
Mayor Mitch Landrieu, in partnership with the White House Busi­ness Council, the White House Office of Public Engagement and the Domestic Policy Council, will host an Urban Entrepreneurship Forum on ... Josephites, St. Aug. board agree to sit down and talk
The St. Joseph Society trusted payday loan websites of the Sacred Heart, the Roman Catholic order that has owned and operated St. Aug­ustine High School in New Or-leans’ 7th Ward ... Obama borrows iconic Civil Rights-era painting
STOCKBRIDGE, MA — De­cades after fast small cash loan Ruby Bridges made history walking into a desegregated New Orleans elementary school, the nation’s first Black president has chosen to honor ... Racing toward the bottom
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist While a Department of Education program embraces “a race to the top”, our nation’s current stance toward our 14 million officially unemployed people represents nothing less than ... Feds asked to step in on latest NOPD offense
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor The New Orleans Branch of the NAACP reached out to the Obama administration last week after learning of another incident it says offers more proof that the ... The resurgence of the ‘good old days’ taking shape in Tremé
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer The beloved sweet shops, bakeries and corner stores that once served as neighborhood staples are no longer, due to urban decay. However, a resurgence of community landmarks of ... DOJ files lawsuit against La. for alleged voter registration violations
The Department of Justice announced this past Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana and a number of Louisiana state agencies and officials alleging that ...
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