March 2013 Archive

Just another boogeyman, Part II
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor If you watch the media closely, you will notice that the lion’s share of mainstream media coverage of Black men is doled out to two groups: Black ...
Mayors campaign to decrease gun violence
By Noelle Jones Contributing Writer personal loans lancaster ohio (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Howard University News Service) — More than 850 mayors from big cities and ...
National abortion rates highest among African-American teens
(Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World) – A new study conducted by the Gutt­macher Institute shows that African-American teen abortion rates are more than twice as high ...
NOAH deal drowns
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Speaking american payday loans independence before the New Orleans City Council on Thursday, State Representative Neil Abramson announced to great fanfare and applause that Children's ...
Offensive mischaracterization of the housing bubble
By Dedrick Muhammad TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Bloomberg Businessweek magazine has released approved cash advance christiansburg va its latest issue to much-deserved uproar and outrage. On its cover, the magazine featured Jim Crow­esque caricatures ...
Parents have few options when moving kids from failing public schools
By Heather Miller thelensnola.org A day after her children entered the halls of their fifth public school in five years, New Orleans artist and parent Anika Watson received two letters detailing something ...
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Prep’s Remember When fundraiser particularly crucial this year
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer Lyrae Norman recalls coming back to her alma mater in 2003 to work as alumni director; and how the lockers appeared much bigger when she walked the ...
Streetview of the Claiborne expressway at the intersection of Basin Street and Claiborne Avenue.
Residents consider options for the Claiborne expressway
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Ramps along the city’s Claiborne overpass, built in the 1960s, are deteriorating and need to be repaired soon. An option that’s been tossed around for awhile is ...
Therapy as good as surgery for knee repair
You might not want to rush into knee surgery. Physical therapy can be just as good for a common injury and at far less cost and risk, the most rigorous ...
Use your power
By Min. J. Kojo Livingston HardTruth Columnist It’s open prostitution. There is no other word for it. This week the Louisiana Public Service Commission voted 3 to 2 to allow phone companies to ...

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