June 2013 Archive

Black teen birth rate falls 60 percent in 10 years
By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — A new report by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention shows that the teen birth rate for African Americans has declined by ...
Cajun-Zydeco Festival heats up
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Cajun and zydeco music, two totally Louisiana-born styles, runs through family bloodlines. One generation passes the tradition on to the next with young kids usually making their ...
Court ruling against vouchers means more money for Orleans Parish schools
By Jessica Williams http://thelensnola.org The Louisiana Supreme why personal loan is an unsecured loan Court’s May 7 ruling against Louisiana’s method of funding private-school vouchers will cost the state $29 million, but ...
Frederick Douglass statue cleared for U. S. Capitol Visitor Center site
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — After a long battle, the District of Columbia will finally have representation among the ...
HANO to remain under HUD control
By Katy Reckdahl http://thelensnola.org Almost exactly best flexible personal loans one year ago, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan compared the Housing Authority of New Orleans ...
Homeowner ‘Bills of Rights’ emerge as remedies to foreclosure
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A few days ago, HUD released data showing that more 620,000 troubled homeowners received more than $50 billion in principal reductions and savings. These actions were the ...
HUD and VA to provide permanent homes to 175 homeless vets
By Brittany payday loans newcastle wy N. Odom Contributing Writer United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Veterans (VA), will provide permanent housing to approximately ...
In jobs, we’re in a race to the bottom
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist members first personal loan rate On May 21, I had the opportunity to testify before a Congressional Progressive Caucus meeting on how federal dollars drive inequality by ...
Medicaid disconnect between leaders and voters in South
By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As more and more provisions of the Affordable Care Act roll out, the disconnect between what leaders in pockets of the country want ...
Kuumba Summer Program at Ashé
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer Right on the heels of the end of the school year comes the summer camp season, and in Central City; it’s all about culture and creativity. ...

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