February 2014 Archive

Franklin Avenue Baptist Church host Fatherhood & Family Summit
NEW ORLEANS, LA – New York Knicks Assistant General Manager and former two-time NBA All-Star Allan Houston, along with award winning journalist & CEO of Starfish Media Group Soledad O’Brien, ...
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Louisiana Civil Rights Museum would have paid $2 million more for ArtWorks building
By Tyler Bridges The Lens Backers short term loan rbc of the proposed Louisiana Civil Rights Museum want to know why they weren’t selected to buy the failed ArtWorks building even though ...
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Broad Street corridor welcomes grocery store
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer The resurgence of grocery shopping in some of our most celebrated neighborhoods may be a continuing trend. On the heels of the historic Circle Food Store returning ...
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CDC says 1 in 4 U.S. families faced medical debt crisis in 2012
By Alexis Taylor Contributing Writer (Special from AFRO and New America Media) – One out of every four American families in 2012 dealt with a medical bill debt burden, according to a ...
Black support for Landrieu reason for landslide victory
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The seminal political question of the 2014 mayor’s race, how much does race of the competent candidate really matter to the local African-Americans electorate—even if that incumbent ...
Scientific studies funded by BP start to yield results
By Susan Buchanan Contributing cash advance clermont fl Writer Scientists who gathered in Alabama in late January said current research on impacts of the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion will help authorities ...
Do Americans still believe in President Obama?
By Kelly-Ann Brown Contributing Writer Blacks who have waited long, express hope he can achieve his State of the Union goals (TriceEdneyWire.com) — In the wake of President Obama’s State of ...
Krewe du Vieux Photo by Demian Roberts
Its Carnival Time: Krewe du Vieux where brass bands reign
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer cash advance painesville Most Mardi Gras parade goers have experienced being in the limbo of music. It sometimes seems as if a band marching down the street ...
Judge to decide if Black Press will be treated fairly by tobacco firms
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A “concerned” U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler is expected to rule next week on whether advertising she ordered major tobacco companies to ...
City, EPA mark completion of pilot rain garden in Gentilly
On Thursday New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu joined EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and city officials to commemorate the completion of the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority’s new pilot rain garden ...

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