Blacks with thyroid cancer fare worse than whites
By Felicia Vance Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from Tri-County Sentry) – Blacks have fewer incidences of thyroid cancer but have a more advanced form of the disease once they ... Community demands answers from Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Residents, leaders to remain at City Hall ‘24/7’ until they meet with mayor A broad coalition of civil rights organizations and community groups that included the New Orleans Branch of the ... Democratic budget protects oil, gas, and Sen. Landrieu
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It would have only taken one vote for the Democratic Budget to be killed in Senate committee, and Washington’s Patty Murray seriously worried that allies of Louisiana’s ... Disagreements raise questions over who’s in charge at charter schools
By Jessica Williams thelensnola.org For more than a year, the communities of L.B. Landry High School and O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School have opposed education officials’ plans to ... Independent police monitor releases report on stop-and-frisk procedures
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On this past Wednesday, the Independent Police Monitor released the “Review of the New Orleans Police Department’s Field Interview Policies, Practices, and Data,” examining the department’s ... Just another boogeyman
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor instant wire loan Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane. It’s another Black boogeyman! More powerful than 40 ounces of St. Ides ... Just a beat away: Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival, Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, celebrates the melodies, beats and dances of the African diaspora. In New Orleans, ... Let us vote!!!
This is now getting preposterous. Jefferson Councilmen Chris Roberts and Elton Lagasse introduced a resolution at Wednesday’s meeting of the suburban parish’s governing body. It asked state legislators to cancel the ... New book outlines steps for child education success
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer On Tuesday March 11, author, journalist and education reform theorist Paul Tough spoke at Tulane University about why the American approach to education over the last ... New Orleans gentrification and its discontents
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