October 2011 Archive
By Jessica Williams thelensnola.org Faced with sharply rising costs, the Algiers Charter School Association recently canceled retirement benefits for 454 teachers at five of its eight schools. A cornucopia of New Orleans-style music
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer For a band full of hometown guys, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band plays in New Orleans less often than one might anticipate. The reason is simple. The ... Did we learn anything from Danziger?
By Michael Radcliff Contributing Writer Part III in a four-part series Editor’s Note: Delving deeper into the processes which brought about the utter breakdown of the NOPD in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, ... More African Americans needed in technology
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspapers) — If TechAmerica, technology’s largest advocacy organization, would send a banquet invitation to all African-American CEOs of public ... Morrell versus Willard-Lewis for Senate District 3
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Two incumbent African-American State Senators from New Orleans will face one another in next Saturday’s election, a result of New Orleans’ loss of a Black majority seat ... One in three
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The first Friday of the month payday loans lemay ferry is a day when economists like me are riveted to the news. We want to know ... President Obama energizes Black America to ‘press on’
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, National Urban League After months of reaching out to the other side to find common ground on the issues of job creation and deficit reduction, President ... Protest rooted in real democratic principles
By Tonyaa Weathersbee Guest Columnist It’s hard not to appreciate the irony here. In the weeks before the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, nonviolent protest, the thing that King perfected ... Psychology of Black unemployment
By Cynthia E. Griffin Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly) — As she watched President Barack Obama lay out his jobs plan for the nation and repeatedly challenge Congress ... Shame on you, Gov. Jindal
How dare Governor Jindal call for the firing of President Obama, when his administration leaves a great deal to be desired? (The Advocate, Sunday, September 18). Louisiana continues to head ...
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