September 2013 Archive
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor This just in: Facebook may actually be bad for you and your personal relationships, particularly your relationship with your spouse. Imagine that. The next affirmative action
By Kevin Carey Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series Race in America — Past and Present America’s Twentieth-Century Slavery. (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Affirmative action as we know it is ... St. Augustine High School taps Craddock as president
The St. Augustine High School Board of Directors announced last week that Oyd J. Craddock, a 1978 St. Aug grad and former IBM executive, has been tapped to serve as ... Supreme Court weakens worker rights
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, National Urban League “The Court’s disregard for the realities of the workplace means that many victims of workplace harassment will have no effective remedy.” – Ruth Bader ... Sharp decline in state tax revenue during Jindal years bucks national trend
By Tyler Bridges thelensnola.org Tax collections in installment loans maine Louisiana have dropped sharply during Gov. Piyush Jindal’s 5½ years in office, a trend that runs counter to most other ... Residents allege officer arrested for DWI terrorizes citizens
NOPD Officer Jayson Germann, the cop arrested on DWI charges over the Labor Day weekend, has more to worry about than simply the ramifications of getting arrested for driving while ... Congressional Black Caucus Foundation makes historic deposit in Black banks
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, kicking off its Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) with the theme, “It Starts With You,” last week aimed to illustrate ... New system for paying officers for off-duty security may run afoul of tax law
By Charles Maldonado thelensnola.org A newly adopted system changing how New Orleans police officers are paid for off-duty security details may violate federal tax law, according to an IRS ruling cited by ... SmallBusinessNOLA after hours premier Business Networking plans reception
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer There’s no denying the role social media plays in the success of small businesses, but Reuben DeTiege still believes in the power of the handshake. Town Hall meeting focuses on New Orleans’ continuing blight problem
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer BlightStrategy, the initiative launched by Mayor Landrieu in 2010 with the goal of reducing the city’s blight by 10,000 properties by 2014, was the topic of ...
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