August 2012 Archive

Former N.O. councilman establishes scholarship in father’s name
Arnie D. Fielkow, twice elected as New cash advance napoleon ohio Orleans Councilman-at-Large post-Katrina, recently paid a visit to his adopted hometown to launch the Jack Fielkow Memorial New Orleans ...
It’s race, stupid
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist It was the 1992 Bill Clinton-George H.W. Bush presidential campaign which introduced the memorable political slogan: “It’s the economy, Stupid.” That slogan ...
Jamal Bryant represents next generation of activist preachers
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Ministers and the church have longed played a role in the social and political life of Black Americans. From resisting Jim Crow-era prohibitions to advocating for the ...
Just another boogeyman
By Edmund W. Lewis The Louisiana Weekly Editor Part II If you watch the media closely, you will notice that the lion’s share of mainstream media coverage of Black men ...
Just who are ‘We the People’?
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Lincoln’s words, included in the Gettysburg Address, “…and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” take ...
Katrina Pain Index 2012: Seven years and counting…
By Bill Quigley and Davida Finger Contributing Writers No. 1 rank of New Orleans in fastest growing U.S. cities between 2010 and 2011. Source: Census Bureau. No. 1 ...
Lil Wayne vs. W.E.B. DuBois
By Dr. Andre M. Perry Contributing Columnist This week, a Hampton University dean banned its MBA students from wearing dreadlocks and cornrows. In an era of stark individualism, where anything can be ...
Louisiana reporting double digit cases of West Nile infections
By David T. Baker The Louisiana Weekly The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals reported last week that 24 new cases of human West Nile infections have been reported ...
Mapping the war on the right to vote
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Our nation’s democracy is in a crisis. We are facing the biggest challenge to our nation since its inception. No, there is not an armed rebellion ...
Mayor and police chief still silent in response to NYPD spying in N.O.
By Jordan Flaherty Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: Documents online loans usa recently uncovered by Associated Press reveal that the New York City Police Department traveled to New Orleans in 2008 to conduct ...

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