An exit interview with the acting Superintendent of Education
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer In December of last year, Ollie Tyler announced her resignation as Superintendent of Education for the State of Louisiana. She assumed the post when Paul ... New Orleans Chamber names new board
The New Orleans Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed William D. Aaron, Jr. as the newly elected 2012 Chairman of the Board of Directors. Aaron is a practicing attorney and ... 2011: A look back musically
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer In 2011, it seemed that the music never stopped. Between all the music festivals both big and small, the brassy second line parades and the action at ... ‘Occupy the Dream’ aims to grow Black business ownership
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — A national group of Black clergy, led by former NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Chavis, is aiming to reverse the Black unemployment rate by changing ... Miss. River, Tributaries System get emergency repair funds
Presidentially declared disaster areas along the Mississippi River will receive much-needed repair funds under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act signed by President Obama on December 23. The Mississippi Valley Division ... Recession or Depression – Are we really better off than in the 1930s?
By Kat Aaron Contributing Writer (Special from New America Media from The Investigative Reporting Workshop) — Some call this moment the Great Recession. As the hardship has lingered, others have begun calling ... Brown babies share joy and pain of German connection
By Deniqua Campbell 
Contributing Writer Documentary highlights mixed-race offspring of soldiers Editor’s Note: The use of the term “Mischlingskinder” is derogatory but significant in its historical context. It was employed as legal ... Civil rights martyrs who deserve to be honored
By Tonyaa Weathersbee Guest Columnist Christmas of 1951 was anything but a season of peace for Evangeline Moore. And she’s still looking for peace today. That was when Moore, who was 21 at ... Dealing with a health crisis
I’m a young adult from New Orleans East and I am dealing with one of the biggest trials of my life. My mother was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer ... Due where due is due
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist I had an elderly relative who used to say, “We have to give due where due is due.” Of course she meant “credit where credit is due,” but ...
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