The ‘politricks’ of white supremacy
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The 2012 political season is in full throttle toward the November 6h national elections. The Democrats and the Republicans have determined their respective national ... 49 years later, Blacks still pressing to ‘overcome’
By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com It is called the anthem of the civil rights movement, no doubt sang at every major march and rally during the 1960s - including at the March ... Voter ID laws the American coup d’état
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III TriceEdneyWire.com A coup d’état is defined as a strike against the state. It is the sudden, illegal deposition of a government, usually by a small ... Why Romney and Ryan want to eliminate labor unions
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Let’s be clear: The Republican ticket for the presidency – Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan – have their eyes set on eliminating labor unions from the ... Seven years after Katrina, a divided New Orleans
By Jordan Flaherty Contributing Writer Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has become a national laboratory for government reforms. But the process through which those experiments have been carried out rarely ... Southern-style justice in 2012?
Special to the NNPA from The Final Call – Many believe Chavis Carter was murdered. So while authorities may be content with their findings, Black America is not. ... State laws vary widely on Voting Rights for felons
By Maryann Batlle and Carl Straumsheim (Special from News 21 and New America Media) – Josh and Katy Vander Kamp met in drug rehab. In the seven years since, they have ... Voting Rights Act key to rolling back new voting restrictions
By Chris Kromm (Special from Facing South) – Over the last two weeks, voting rights advocates have scored a string of victories in Florida and Texas—and may soon in South Carolina. ... List of area businesses reopened
From WWLTV.com New Orleans-area business opening as of Thursday, August 30: Grocery stores: Langenstein's - uptown and Metairie Rd open til 6pm Robert Fresh Market will be open from 10 a.m. ...
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