August 2013 Archive

Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame, the 2013 edition
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing payday loans in west palm beach Writer Spy Boys Here Dey Come Cherice Harrison-Nelson, like her father Big Chief Donald Harrison, Sr., her mother Hearest Harrison and brother Donald ...
Youth present alternatives to conflicts
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer A local youth based organization is issuing an appeal to the community and decision makers to implement a “restorative justice” approach in all New Orleans public ...
Can Black-owned franchises help narrow the wealth gap?
By Noel King Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA cash advance crown point in from the Marketplace Wealth and Poverty Desk) — Growing up, all Ronald Smothers ever wanted was to own ...
Damage to our wetlands
I was happy to hear about the coastal-damage lawsuit brought against the major oil companies by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East. This effort out of New ...
Jobs still a key issue 50 years after historic March on Washington
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief PHILADELPHIA (NNPA) — One of the primary goals of the 1963 March on Washington was finding or creating jobs for Blacks. At a panel discussion during ...
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NORD baseball players make it to the RBI World Series
By Ro Brown Contributing Writer Although New Orleans does not have a major league baseball team, the Crescent City has representation in the World Series — the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities ...
Quick, simple ways to prevent most common form of cancer
(Special to the NNPA from the American Academy of Dermatology) – Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in the United States, with one in five Americans ...
Race talk or pointless Dialogue?
By Starla Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – In the aftermath of the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin as in ...
Seeing and hearing, we do not see or hear
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist A Farmers Insurance TV commercial came on. I had seen the commercial numerous times, but this time the end statement of the commercial floored me as ...
Student loan ‘solution’ is not good enough
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The United States Senate finally stepped up to ensure that student loan rates would not double. There have been weeks of back and forth, but now Senators ...

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