Black unemployment rises to 12.1 percent
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate increased from 11.9 percent in December to 12.1 percent in January, according the Department of Labor’s latest monthly report. Applicants now being accepted to attend the Honoré Center
Applications for young men who are high school seniors are now being accepted for admission into the Honoré Center for Under­graduate Student Achieve­ment, a pilot project of Southern Univ­ersity created ... Thousands of jobs coming to Cameron Parish with Sempra Energy expansion
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On February 11, the U.S. Department of Energy conditionally authorized Sempra Energy to export natural gas from its Came­ron Parish facilities, a decision that is expected to ... The ignored PTSD crisis: Americans wounded in their own neighborhoods
By Lois Beckett ProPublica Chicago’s Cook County Hospital has one payday loan glendora ca of the busiest trauma centers in the nation, treating about 2,000 patients a year for gunshots, stabbings and ... Port of New Orleans realizes cruise passenger gains in 2013
Once again New Orleans is reporting record numbers for cruise passengers who set sail from the Port of New Orleans. Port cruise terminals handled 987,860 embarkations and disembarkations in 2013, ... Groups hope to turn around state’s healthcare system
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer Louisiana Progress, Planned Parenthood and other health-oriented groups are fighting back against Louisiana’s deplorable healthcare system with a series of women’s health-oriented community forums over the ... Child poverty in America escalating
By Margaret Summers Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer) – One of five children in the U.S. lives in poverty, according to a new report from a children’s ... Most Americans not prepared for retirement
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Seventy-five million working Americans do not have a retirement plan, and half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in savings, according ... Despite Affordable Care Act millions could go without insurance
By Starla Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – Though 2014 marks the 50th anniversaries of both the War on Poverty and Civil Rights Act, glaring racial ... Bernice King opposes Brothers to ‘Protect the Legacy’
By Kenya King payday loans ontario ohio Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World) – Intrepidly stepping into her father’s role and speaking on his behalf, Bernice King ...
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