April 2013 Archive

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Collapse of Jindal plan spawns unfunded schemes to phase out income tax
By Tyler Bridges lender poor credit thelensnola.org The death of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s sweeping tax swap plan – declared moribund by the governor during his short opening address to the Legislature ...
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Harris-Perry adjusts to New Orleans, Tulane, spotlight
By Sam Tabachnik Contributing Writer Professor Melissa Harris-Perry and her African American Politics and Religion class are engaging in an in-depth discussion on Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam when suddenly ...
HBCU equality lawsuit could become signature for the nation
By Roz Hamlett Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — The outcome of a lawsuit against the Maryland Higher Education Commission brought by an ...
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Katrina provides baptism by fire for budding N.O. artist
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor While Hurricane Katrina is most often associated with chaos and devastation, for at least one young evacuee from the city it planted the seeds for a promising ...
‘No one can change the change’
By Dr. E. Faye top cash advance KY Louisville/Jefferson Williams, Esq. Contributing Columnist The state of equality and justice in America is shameful—especially since the election of President Barack Obama. Unlike many ...
Obama breaks Social Security pledge
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Even before President Obama released his budget proposal this week for the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, preliminary details about his plan to effectively ...
Pro groups make big play at Bush Playground basketball courts
By Philip Stelly Contributing Writer Oliver Bush Playground in the Lower Ninth Ward is in a sweet spot. It’s a few blocks from Fats Domino’s house and across the street from ...
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SUNO educator and administrator honored nationally for five decades of social commitment
By Michael Radcliff Contributing Writer One how to find free money of the SUNO School of Social Work’s legendary educators and administrators was nationally recognized Sunday for his many contributions to the ...
The Black unemployment rate drops for all the wrong reasons
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — There wasn’t much good news for any of the worker groups in the March jobs report, released last Friday. Even though, the unemployment ...
The burden of unemployment
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Unemployment rates were “little changed” in March 2013 – they were either holding steady or dropping by a tenth of a percentage point or so. The ...

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