October 2012 Archive

Tom Dent Festival set for Nov. 1-3
The New Orleans Public Library recently announced the schedule of guests for this year’s Tom Dent Festival, a celebration of poet, essayist, oral historian, dramatist, cultural activist and noted figure ...
Virginia’s Kemba Smith wins battle for voting rights
By Joey Matthews Contributing Writer SJ 95190 cash advance (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Richmond Free Press) -- Kemba Smith Pradia tried to fight back the tears. ...
Vote like you mean it
By Edmund W. Lewis The Louisiana Weekly Two New Orleans stories underscore the need for Black political and economic power. The first involves early voting. There was a busload of ...
Eat, Drink & Be Artsy, a Halloween fundraiser for Anthony Bean Theater
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer This Halloween, residents can come and enjoy a different type of treat in the Carrollton area. The Anthony Bean Community Thea­ter is holding a fundraiser, Eat, Drink ...
Voter-suppression laws cast chill on Black community
By Khalil Abdullah (Special from New America Media) — As voter suppression laws continue to be debated in states across the country, members of the African-American press and voting rights advocates ...
Voting-rights advocates discuss protective measures as election nears
Since the beginning of 2011, politicians across the country approved lending interest 25 laws and two executive actions in 19 states that would make it harder to vote for millions ...
Why Obama could lose the election
By Tonyaa Weathersbee Guest Columnist If President Obama loses this election, it won’t be simply because of the economy, or the deficit or any of the conventional wisdom that many pundits tend ...
Your odds on the biggest wager of all
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist “If it weren’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have any luck at all!” This time-honored saying ex­presses the life, the plight and above all ...
Tight state funds hamper New Orleans’ BioDistrict
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Mid-City residents race horse share living within BioDistrict New Orleans worry that health and science entities might one day encroach on their neighborhoods. The damage is already ...
Voodoo Fest displays its New Orleans culture
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer It might seem unlikely that New Orleans creative jazz master, saxophonist Kidd Jordan performs at a festival that boasts acts like heavy metal vets Metallica. However, the ...

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