August 2011 Archive

Petrie-Narcisse is a fruitful tree
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux The Louisiana Weekly Columnist After I had visited my Sister Aggie one more time before leaving Lake Charles for Fort Worth, Lou Ann Guillory wheeled her way toward ...
PGA exhibit honors pioneer Black golfers
(Special to the NNPA from the CrossRoads News) — History buffs and golf aficionados can delve into the history of African-American golf at “Celebrating African-American Golf Pioneers,” an exhibit at ...
Soft infant bedding still used by Blacks
WASHINGTON — Resear­chers at Children’s Na­tion­al Medical Center have found that many Black parents use soft bedding for their in­fants, despite evidence showing that it should be avoided to help ...
Study to look at hereditary prostate cancer in Blacks
OMAHA — Creighton Uni­versity’s Hereditary Cancer Cen­ter, has received a three-year, $731,278 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the role heredity plays in prostate ...
SU Board of Supervisors delays vote on financial emergency
The Southern University Board of Supervisors on Friday decided to postpone until this week a decision on whether or not it will declare a financial emergency on the Southern University ...
Were you there?
By Edmund W. Lewis The Louisiana Weekly Editor Monday, August 29, marks the sixth year since Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent levee breaks devastated the city of New Orleans and other towns ...
Where would Dr. King stand on Wal-Mart workers?
By Gary L. Flowers NNPA Columnist This week the nation and the world celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. with the dedication of his memorial on ...
The Hard Truth — Black businesses: A word in your ear
By Min. J. Kojo Livingston The Louisiana Weekly Columnist August has been declared Black Business Month and I am absolutely down with it. Some may be aware of this writer’s absolute and unapologetic ...
‘Sunday Kind of Love’ – The season of club parades begins
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly Like all of those who regularly participate in this city’s Sunday afternoon social aid and pleasure club parades, Walter Ramsey, the leader and tuba player with ...
3 stories you didn’t read this MLK weekend
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In the hoopla surrounding Sunday’s dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. statue on the National Mall in Washington, Harry E. Johnson, Sr., the visionary ...

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