May 2013 Archive

Racists don’t like being called racists
By Julian Bond NNPA Guest Columnist I have always suspected that racists didn’t like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof.
Protecting Blacks’ right to compete
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist It’s no coincidence loans for bad credit no credit check that in the next few weeks the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to ...
News Analysis President Obama’s opaque transparency
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Over the past few weeks the Obama administration has been embroiled in a number of controversies. Three of which are the ...
NORDC closes Annunciation Center amid protest
By Brittany N. Odom Contributing Writer After serving the St. Thomas community as both a recreation center and administrative office facility for several years, the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC) Annun­ciation ...
New Work & Learn Center unveiled in Central City
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Earlier this month, the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) introduced its newest program, the Trafigura Work & Learn Center in Central City.
Judge upholds NOPD consent decree
Despite New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s efforts to convince a federal judge to toss out the NOPD consent decree the Landrieu administration and the Department of Justice signed last year, ...
New Orleans among 20 most well-read cities for African Americans
(Special to the NNPA from the New Pittsburgh Courier) – Where in the U.S. can you find the most well-read African Ameri­cans? Look no further. We reviewed our website’s traffic ...
Morris Jeff charter school board embraces new teachers union
By Jessica Williams and Della Hasselle thelensnola.org personal loan lynchburg va Almost eight years since Hurricane Katrina set the stage for sweeping education reform that radically weakened New Orleans teachers unions, one ...
Minority teachers key to closing achievement gap
By Ann-Marie Adams Contributing Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (Special from Hartford Guardian and New American Media) — School reform is like baking a cake. You need all the ingredients to make it work, ...
LSU Professor traces history of black foreign correspondents
By Travis M. Andrews Contributing Writer During World War II, 30 Black journalists helped make history, but for the past 60 some odd years, no one has been talking about them.

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