Jazz trumpeter Lionel Ferbos dies two days after turning 103
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Lionel Ferbos, who began playing music at the age of 16, enjoyed not only a long life but a happy one. The trumpeter and vocalist was ... Disturbing viral rape of teenager spreads like wildfire
By Jeffery L. Boney Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from Houston Forward Times) — According to researchers, the most common form of Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA) is alcohol-related, with ... Ferries for Gretna: Connecting NOLa by water
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer To stand at Circular Quay in Sydney is to have the choice to board a variety of pedestrian ferries that can take one to multiple tourist locations ... Cheap gas spurs Chinese chemical firm to locate in St. James
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer In the biggest, direct Chinese investment in Louisiana, Yuhuang Chemical Inc., a subsidiary of Shandong Yuhuang Chemical Co. in Heze City, said this month it will ... Satchmo SummerFest 2014 and the Return of Wycliffe Gordon
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The 2014 Satchmo Sum­merFest (Friday, August 1 – Sunday, August 3) begins explosively at 10:30 a.m. on Friday with the 100-plus members of the youthful Roots of ... Tobacco use target of surveys
By Valencia Mohammed Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper) — The U.S. Census Bureau is currently collecting data about tobacco use as a voluntary supplement to its ... New interest in the Youth PROMISE Act spearheaded by Sen. Landrieu
By Kari Dequine Harden Contributing Writer Focusing on preventative measures, there is a renewed push in Washington D.C. to pass legislation aimed at keeping young people out of the juvenile justice system. OPSB wants to take over John McDonogh
By Kari Dequine Harden Contributing Writer If the community wants John Mac back and the Orleans Parish School Board wants John Mac back—it begs the question of the Recovery School District: Why ... Payday lender ACE Cash Express is hit with a $10M fine
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Writer (NNPA) – For the quick loans rsa second time in as many years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fined a major payday lender. On ... Raising minimum wage makes good business sense
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) cash america advance – More than 60 percent of small business owners with employees favor increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to ...
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