September 2011 Archive

Boyz II Men celebrates longevity
By Kimberly C. Roberts Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune) — Philadelphia natives Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman and Nate Morris, collectively known as the 13-time Grammy Award-winning vocal ...
Firefighters hold fundraiser for one of their own
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer After celebrating a big Saints win, many locals came together to help a family honor the life of two-month-old Darius Young Jr., known to his mother ...
Local youth is setting records, running circles around competition
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer To say that Jordan Johnson is ahead of the pack would be an understatement. After just one year of competing, the local athlete, who runs for the ...
N.O. logistics provider advancing $20.5M development on Industrial Canal
In a unanimous vote last week, the Board of Commission for the Port of New Orleans agreed to enter into a 15-year lease agreement with Transportation Con­sultants, Inc. (TCI), a ...
Culture underpins all liturgy
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist In unison with the first Sunday of Advent, the new Roman Missal will ring in a new era of Mass prayers and responses that are mostly ...
City trains residents for careers in film industry
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The City of New Orleans, in partnership with the New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC), will host a free Film Production Assistant Job Training workshop Friday, ...
One Book One New Orleans battles low literacy rates
By Travis Andrews The Louisiana Weekly New Orleans is binding together over literature. One Book One New Orleans, a pro­gram of the Youth Leadership Council partnered with the New Orleans Public Library, Books2Pri­soners ...
Working, but still poor
By Kat Aaron and Lynne Perri Contributing Writers (Special from New America Media) — From the president to Congress to nearly every neighborhood in America, the focus today is on job creation. ...
Who’s got the death panels now, GOP?
By Tonyaa Weathersbee Guest Columnist So, who’s for death panels now? During September 12’s CNN/Tea Party-sponsored Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida, some folks from the party that claims to support the sanctity ...
The Hard Truth — 911: What we suspect and what we know
By Min. J. Kojo Livingston payday loan salem oregon Contributing Columnist Hilary Clinton has been quoted as saying that one should never waste a good crisis. That type of thinking may be ...

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