June 2012 Archive

‘Wrongful Termination’ says judge in ruling for school employees
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Culminating a trial that began over a year ago, seven former Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) employees received a favorable verdict this week in their class-action case ...
Anti-violence group takes steps to fight crime
While local elected officials, administrators and law enforcement authorities continue to travel to different cities in search of models that the City of New Orleans might be able to stem ...
Public education post-Katrina was topic of discussion at Black journalists confab
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer The state of public education in post-Katrina New Orleans was the topic of discussion at a June 19 forum at Dillard University sponsored by local and national ...
Black Caucus president assesses 2012 legislative session
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer After the recent 2012 Louisiana Legislative session, there are still many questions left unanswered. Lawsuits have already been filed to challenge some of the measures that ...
SUNO kicks off library restoration
By Zoe Sullivan cash loans in fredericksburg va Contributing Writer A crowd of roughly 50 people gathered in front of the shell of Southern University of New Orleans’ (SUNO) library on June ...
Sec’ty of Agriculture makes fairness pledge to Black newspapers
By Joey Matthews Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Richmond Free Press) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the promise two years ago during ...
SunTrust and Wells Fargo settle mortgage discrimination lawsuits
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Contributor In separate actions, two of the nation’s largest banks have each agreed to multi-million dollar settlements of mortgage lending lawsuits that alleged widespread discriminatory lending.
Unemployed Black vets face tougher jobs battle
By Akeya Dickson Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA News Service) — When it comes to veterans and unemployment, there isn’t a jobs problem. There’s a hiring problem, said Jim Lorraine, executive director of ...
Panel discusses ways to end violence and mass incarceration in city, state
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer The recipe needed to end violence and mass incarceration in New Orleans cannot gel without one key ingredient: community involvement. That was the contention of a panel ...
Media depictions of Asian Americans lack important depth
By Joshunda Sanders Contributing Writer (Special from Maynard Institute and New America Media) – From New York Knicks basketball star Jeremy Lin to Priscilla Chan, wife of Facebook founder Mark Zuck­erberg, the ...

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