October 2011 Archive

People long to hear their story told
By Jerome LeDoux Contributing Writer Walking away from the gala coming-out book signing party at the Basin Street Station in New Orleans, the clearest thing of all was the eager longing of ...
Reports show Social Security cuts would hurt people of color
By Paul Kleyman Contributing Writer (Special from New American Media) — As Congress’ deficit-cutting “super committee” considers whether to recommend reducing Social Security benefits, two reports released last week expose the declining ...
Poverty skyrockets in New Orleans
On September 22 the Census Bureau released information from their 2010 annual Ameri­can Community Survey based on a poll of 2,500 people in New Orleans. Not surprisingly, the report ...
Return to sender: The closing of rural post offices
By Kathy Mulady Contributing Writer ARKANSAS (Special to New America Media from the Equal Voice) — On a recent morning, a small crowd gathered in the freshly swept parking lot of ...
Rev. C.T. Vivian discusses ‘How We Made It Over’ at King event
By Dilane Mitchell Contributing Writer (Special to the payday loans fullerton california Trice Edney News Wire from Howard University News Service) - About 200 people packed into the lobby of the Martin ...
Shuttlesworth, Bell and Jobs changed the course of history
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League payday loans long eaton In a single day, America has lost three outstanding visionaries who in their own ways changed the ...
Study finds FDA underestimated health risks of Gulf seafood after BP disaster
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — The concerns were often heard in Gulf Coast communities in the months after the BP oil disaster began unfolding last ...
The magic of Voodoo Fest
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The Voodoo Festival, that enlivens City Park with music, food and a bit of magic and mayhem for three days and nights, Friday, October 28, through Sunday, ...
The plot to dilute the Black vote
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist After decades of trying to ease voting restrictions that suppress voter turnout in the U.S., already among the lowest among industrialized nations, Republican-led state legislators and ...
Walmart coming to Gentilly with the aid of a federal grant
By Ariella Cohen thelensnola.org It was a week before Hurricane Katrina’s sixth anniversary and the prevailing mood of the Gentilly town hall meeting was frustration.

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