January 2013 Archive
By David T. Baker Contributing Writer Families participating in the approved cash advance westland mi Louisiana Purchase program can now get more for their money at three New Orleans farmers markets. Market ... New Orleans honors MLK Jr. on 27th annual national holiday
Local schools, groups, community leaders, residents and city check into cash advance centers evergreen way everett wa officials paused last week to kick off a week-long schedule of events to ... On King Day, Pres.Obama’s Black Agenda yet uncertain
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — President Barack Obama is set to use the Bibles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln for his second swearing in January ... Service-industry workers to receive free pre-Super Bowl training
In preparation for the Super Bowl, the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau is hosting a free service experience training session presented by Disney Institute in New Orleans January 22 ... Time to get Re-Nevillized
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The Neville vibrations fill the air in New Orleans this week with vocalist Aaron’s much-anticipated release, My True Story, hitting the market on Tuesday, January 22, saxophonist ... Unemployment rates in Louisiana among lowest in country
By Travis M. Andrews Contributing Writer Though Governor Bobby Jindal has to find $127 million to cut from the state budget mid-year, the state has recently seen a bit of good news. ... RSD’s offer to Abramson kids: Leave one F school for another
By Della Hasselle thelensnola.org Erica Larkins took a risk when she took a job at Abramson Elementary in eastern New Orleans. The school was failing. There were reports of cheating and student violence. ... Fight starts anew for Violence Against Women Act
By Rob Capriccioso Contributing Writer (Special from best money online Indian Country Today Media Network and New American Media) – Native American and congressional advocates of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) ... Orleans schools’ graduation rates spur new celebration
By Phil Stelly Contributing Writer Graduation rates among New Orleans high school students have not changed in recent months, but public school officials are celebrating anew based on two reports circulating among ... Connecting the past with the President
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist One hundred and fifty years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It was a flawed document that freed enslaved people in Confederate areas that ...
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