January 2014 Archive

Circle Food Store finally reopens its doors
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer For nearly 10 years, residents of New Orleans have awaited the return of the Circle Food Store in the city’s 7th Ward and on Jan. 17, ...
New program hopes to increase homeownership in New Orleans
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Home ownership in Orleans Parish continues to lag behind regional and national averages, but a new program from Wells Fargo bank, in partnership with the City ...
Ex-cop seeks to recoup legal expenses after Glover retrial
Coroner seeks help from State AG to complete probe of Glover’s death The aftermath of the retrial of former NOPD officer David Warren, the cop who shot Henry Glover in the ...
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More sweet soul sounds of the ‘Neville magic’
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Cyril Neville Magic Honey i need a short term installment loan (Ruf Records) Cyril Neville nails the soul blues hard on this his finest, most comprehensive album as a solo ...
Nobel Peace Prize vindicated King’s stance on non-violence
By Zachary Lester Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper) – When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 at age 35, he ...
Study: Poverty impacts early child brain development
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the unsecured personal loans in massachusetts Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — In a study with weighty implications for Black families, ...
The Wise decision: Stop making excuses, start seeing results
By Sterling Wise Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The New Pittsburgh Courier) – Why aren’t you at your goal weight today? It’s not like you started your fitness journey yesterday…this has ...
U.S. retirement crisis has ‘racial component’
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent (NNPA) – More than three-fifths of Black working-age households – 62 percent – have no assets in a retirement account, according to a new study ...
The debate and protests over the sounds of silence in the city continue
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer As the state of Louisiana continues to rely on the slogan, “No America We Will Not Turn That Music Down” to attract tourist dollars, New Orleans’s ...
Promise Zones: White House announces new focus on America’s poor
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Reminiscent of Pesident Johnson’s 1964 “War on Poverty” that followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s. “I Have a Dream” speech, Presi­dent Barack Obama has ...

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