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By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer It’s been quite a week in New Orleans even considering this city’s penchant for events. We mourned the great loss of our beloved “Uncle” Lionel Batiste in ...
The Olympics in retrospect N.O.’s own Audrey Patterson Tyler set the London Olympics on fire
By Ro Brown Contributing Writer Fanny Blankers-Koen was fast! So fast, that the sprinter from the Netherlands was the star of the 1948 Summer Olympic Games — the last time London hosted ... AFSCME elects first African-American president
(Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Crusader) personal installment loans chicago – Delegates to the 40th International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO ... Airport upgrades critical to post-Katrina tourism recovery
By Chris Villere and Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writers By early 2010, the Louis Armstrong International Airport had fallen into what many of its employees feared would be its final decline. According to ... AME Church sets the record straight
(Special to the NNPA from the L.A. Watts Times) — The African Methodist Episcopal Church today seeks to set the record straight on a statement that is misinformation ... America’s broke priorities
By Wilmer J. Leon III NNPA Columnist On July 5, 1852 Frederick Douglass gave his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Douglass asked, “Are the great ... Are we ready for Frank Ocean?
By Dr. Andre M. Perry Contributing Columnist Within a week’s time, New Orleans-born crooner Frank Ocean released two of the most candid and potentially important documents for a generation. The first offering ... Call no man father, revisited
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist A friend concluded a recent email with the query, “Why does the Bible instruct us NOT to call anyone ‘father’ yet we address priests as such??” ... Coastal director says BP must pay to the max
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Garret Graves, chairman of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, said last week “we will not allow BP to walk out of here, wiping its hands” of ... Conversations about Justice
The conversation probably went something like this: Justice “Bad Kitty” Kimbal: I’m looking forward to stepping down as chief justice. It’s going to be good. Aide: But there is one problem, according ...
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By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer It’s been quite a week in New Orleans even considering this city’s penchant for events. We mourned the great loss of our beloved “Uncle” Lionel Batiste in ...
By Ro Brown Contributing Writer Fanny Blankers-Koen was fast! So fast, that the sprinter from the Netherlands was the star of the 1948 Summer Olympic Games — the last time London hosted ... AFSCME elects first African-American president
(Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Crusader) personal installment loans chicago – Delegates to the 40th International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO ... Airport upgrades critical to post-Katrina tourism recovery
By Chris Villere and Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writers By early 2010, the Louis Armstrong International Airport had fallen into what many of its employees feared would be its final decline. According to ... AME Church sets the record straight
(Special to the NNPA from the L.A. Watts Times) — The African Methodist Episcopal Church today seeks to set the record straight on a statement that is misinformation ... America’s broke priorities
By Wilmer J. Leon III NNPA Columnist On July 5, 1852 Frederick Douglass gave his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Douglass asked, “Are the great ... Are we ready for Frank Ocean?
By Dr. Andre M. Perry Contributing Columnist Within a week’s time, New Orleans-born crooner Frank Ocean released two of the most candid and potentially important documents for a generation. The first offering ... Call no man father, revisited
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist A friend concluded a recent email with the query, “Why does the Bible instruct us NOT to call anyone ‘father’ yet we address priests as such??” ... Coastal director says BP must pay to the max
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Garret Graves, chairman of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, said last week “we will not allow BP to walk out of here, wiping its hands” of ... Conversations about Justice
The conversation probably went something like this: Justice “Bad Kitty” Kimbal: I’m looking forward to stepping down as chief justice. It’s going to be good. Aide: But there is one problem, according ...
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