February 2013 Archive

Celebrate yourself
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Every February, schools, churches and community organizations across the U.S. gather to celebrate the history and achievements of African America. It’s a tradition that dates back to ...
Education 30 years from now (Super Bowl LXXVII)
By Dr. Andre M. Perry Contributing Columnist Remember when football was king. Governments and their fanatical residents used to invest so much time and money just for a chance to say, “See, ...
Ex-cop seeks new judge in his retrial
A former New Orleans police 1000 loan online payday officer asked a federal judge Monday to disqualify himself from presiding over his retrial on charges he fatally shot a man ...
Jindal versus Obama on Medicaid
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer In the Washington Post newspaper last week, Bobby Jindal challenged President Barack Obama with an editorial entitled, “Let’s meet on Medicaid, Mr. President.” The Louisiana ...
Johnson sworn in as La.’s first Black Chief Justice
Bernette Johnson was sworn payday loans virus in Friday as the first black chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, less than four months after her colleagues resolved a dispute ...
Lundi Gras: Here It Comes… All Before a Carnival Day
By Geraldine cash loans brownsville tx Wyckoff Contributing Writer “It had always been a boyhood dream to be a Zulu member,” says Isaac Points. The native of Denver, Colorado not only attained ...
New Loyola streetcar leads to calls for Masterplan
By Christopher Tidmore, Contributing Writer payday loans winchester virginia Flanked by the Marching 100 of St. Augustine High School, two streetcars piled down the new Loyola Ave. route on the Monday ...
Open letter to Gov. Jindal: There is a better way to tax La.
I commend you for pushing to repeal the state income tax. That was the theme of my campaign for Governor in 2007. Evidently we now agree that the most prosperous ...
Rebuild volunteers build a playground and renovate Algiers homes
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The housing organization Rebuilding Together teamed up with Lowe’s to complete renovations on 10 Algiers homes and build a playground as part of the 18th Annual Kickoff ...
Shreveport loses another Black female anchor
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer Recently Shreveport viewers began to notice the absence of a familiar face on the KTAL 6 news. Anchorwoman Michelle White-Lafitte, who had become a virtual TV ...

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