August 2011 Archive

9th Ward forum to mark Katrina Anniversary
The Louisiana Weekly payday loans lawrenceburg tn Staff Reports On the Sixth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, A Community Voice is hosting a community event to debut the new book, The Battle ...
A dream both realized and deferred?
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist If one were to look up “tenacity” in a dictionary, one might well simply search for logo of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, or a photograph ...
AKA lawsuit reinstated by D.C. Appeals Court
(Special to the NNPA from the AFRO-American newspapers) – Allegations of financial impropriety within Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. will get an airing in court, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled ...
Back-to-school call to action for Black parents
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist As parents, families and communities are preparing for “Back to School” sales and special programs, it is critically urgent once again to raise the ...
Black buying power: Watch where you spend your money
By David Alexander (Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly) — How much do most big corporate advertisers respect the African-American consumer — 25 percent, 15 percent, five percent, or one ...
Do they know the difference?
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com, Columnist There was a time in campaigns when truth seemed to have mattered. There was a television program called “Truth or Consequences.” Now that the ...
Earthquake relaunches debate over disaster re-insurance
By Christopher Tidmore The Louisiana Weekly Compared to a California quake, it was minor. Yet, to millions of Americans from Georgia to Canada, Tuesday’s earthquake caused a huge property and emotional impact ...
Fewer see improvement in race relations
PRINCETON, NJ — By 35 percent to 23 percent, more Americans believe U.S. race relations have gotten better rather than worse with Barack Obama’s election as president. However, ...
Gentrification pushing African Americans out of cities
By Glenn Minnis (Special from Black America Web to New America Media) — For the better part of three decades, Sikhulu Shange tirelessly labored within the often challenging confines of the ...
Hurricane Katrina: Where are we six years later?
By Michael Radcliff The Louisiana Weekly Monday, August 29, 2011, marks the sixth anniversary of the Storm of the Century — Hurricane Katrina. Much has been written and said regarding the ...

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