Church must speak the people’s jargon
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist Among numerous other things a half-century ago, on November 29, 1964, use of the vernacular as the ordinary language of the Mass, as allowed by ... Celebrating 40 years for children
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist On September 30, friends and supporters of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) will gather at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to celebrate CDF’s 40th anniversary ... A common ground for all generations
By David Dennis Jr. Contributing Columnist Two weeks ago, I got an email from Mrs. Renette Hall asking me if I was interested in writing columns for The Louisi­ana Weekly. It took ... 1963 was the pivotal year for Civil Rights
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In the modern unsecured loan no employment civil rights era, no year stands out in my memory more than 1963. I was a sophomore at Druid ... Group seeks update on NOPD consent decree and its monitor
Community United for Change, a grassroots organization, sent a letter Tuesday to a federal judge last week seeking an update on the work a Washington, DC-based firm is doing to ... Black students embrace education abroad
By Tamerra Griffin Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News) – The Internet may have afforded its users the ability to embark on visceral international adventures ... Black workers would benefit from minimum wage hike
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Increasing the minimum wage would disproportionately benefit, Black workers and push the country closer to racial and economic equality, according to a ... City, community put ‘dent’ in homeless statistics
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer Ending homelessness in New Orleans may appear to be a mammoth effort, but strategic efforts and the numbers are pointing to a decline in the city’s homeless ... Contract negotiations continue with tax collection firm despite DBE complaint
By Charles Maldonado thelensnola.org New Orleans is poised to award a lucrative tax collections contract to a firm recently accused of failing to pay a minority-owned subcontractor. The decision comes three months ... Proposed ‘Urban Water Plan’ drowning in obstacles
By Sam Tabachnik Contributing Writer Last Friday, Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO) introduced an impressive and radical new Urban Water Plan for the city of New Orleans and neighboring parishes.
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