April 2013 Archive

In our best interests
She chose the wrong side. Actually, she tried to play both sides and lost. Mary Landrieu has grown into a typical Louisiana politician. That is not ...
Jackie Robinson: Too bad he’s the wrong color
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist You could say 42, the film about the life of Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson, is a gripping baseball tale, and your assessment would be correct ...
Obsession with testing
By Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Atlanta public school cheating scandal is but “the tip of the iceberg,” reports Bob Schaeffer, public education director of the National Center for Fair ...
New law would allow optometrists to operate
By J. Kojo Livingston Contributing Writer The Louisiana State Medical Society and the Louisiana Opthal­mology Association are opposing a bill that would allow optometrists to perform actual eye surgeries. Opponents ...
Special performance of ‘Dreamgirls’ to benefit Dillard scholarship fund
Dillard University’s 2013 Pre-Commencement Scholarship Benefit will be a one-night encore performance of the Dillard theater production of “Dreamgirls” featuring special guest Jennifer Holliday at 8 p.m. on May 9 ...
April is National African-American Women’s Fitness Month
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer April symbolizes renewal best Plano TX cash advance as winter gives way to sunny skies and a new season of outdoor activity; and according to Shelia Madison, ...
An African-American writer finds her roots in Bengal
By Sandip Roy New America Media In 1896, almost a century before Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala caused a stir by daring to show a romance between a Black man and an Indian ...
Controversial chained CPI appears in President’s budget proposal
By Fritz personal loan approval bad credit Esker Contributing Writer As the prospect of chained CPI remains a part of President Barack Obama’s budget proposal this week, the threat of reduced Social ...
Dillard, Coke partner on Gentilly environmental projects
On April 23, in celebration of Earth Month, more than 60 Coca-Cola employees from across the country will join members of the Dillard University community to host a rain barrel ...
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New terminal at Armstrong Airportseeks to return NOLA to pre-K status
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu joined the New Orleans Aviation Board last week to announce plans to build a brand new, state-of-the-art airport terminal on the north ...

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