February 2014 Archive
When it was time to finally find a company to buy the naming rights of the New Orleans Arena, the owner of the New Orleans Pelicans didn’t have to look ... OTC drugs: A dangerous prescription for confusion
By Rochelle Sharpe Contributing Writer (Connecticut Health I-Team/New America Media) – At Able Care Pharmacy & Medical Supplies in Enfield, Conn., Ashraf Moustafa often tries to avert disasters involving drugs ... Amistad Research Center names Kim Boyle as new board chair
The Louisiana Weekly Staff Reports The Amistad Research Center has announced changes to its roster of board of directors, including a change in leadership. Phelps Dunbar ... NAACP sues for minority judgeship in Terrebonne
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer The longstanding fight for judicial equity in America’s courtrooms is underway in Terrebonne Parish after attorneys representing the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed a ... Small Beginnings: Parents sacrifice to see their ‘premies’ prevail
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer From conception to delivery, no two pregnancies are alike. The same can be said for life after birth, especially in cases of prematurity. About Town…
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Indian Red to LSM Green… Considerable media attention centers on the plight of L.A. universities amidst rounds and rounds of budget cuts, yet, almost unnoticed, the ... War on women harms children, too
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union (SOU) address, he appealed to our nation’s employers to raise wages from the current minimum of $7.25 an ... Tobacco withdrawal
The recent announcement from guaranteed installment loan direct lender CVS that they will become the first large retail pharmacy chain to quit selling tobacco products in their stores as of ... Seattle ‘misfits’ fit enough to win
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Prior to Sunday’s Super Bowl, I told anyone who would listen that I like both the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, so I wouldn’t be ... Obama vows to help young Black men
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama served notice in his State of the Union speech that he intends to make 2014 a year of action on his ...
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