July 2014 Archive

Dogs eat better than one million children
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The South African charity Feed a Child (www.feedachild.co.za/) chose to highlight child poverty in South Africa by portraying a little Black boy being fed like a ...
The voice of Black America
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Part IV To publish a document is to establish a permanent record for the future. To publish a newspaper is to preserve an official record ...
UNCF stands its ground in Koch flap
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The controversy over the recent donation by the Koch Foundation to the UNCF begs a discussion of politics, education, and business. After receiving a $25 million ...
Trying to understand what makes sense
By William Spriggs Guest Columnist Last month, a United Nations panel held that cutting off water to Detroit residents suffering from high unemployment rates and low incomes, leaving them unable ...
Violence in city rages on as NOPD grapples with manpower shortage
Nine people are recovering from gunshot wounds in New Orleans over the third weekend of July, FOX 8 News reported last week. The violent spree began July 19 in eastern New ...
DOJ sues Entergy for failing to provide hiring data
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Entergy Corp, accusing the utility and power supply company of refusing to provide documentation of its adherence to affirmative-action rules, ...
Ex-mayor Ray Nagin files appeal notice
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin filed a formal notice of appeal Tuesday in the corruption case that resulted in a guilty verdict on 20 of 21 criminal counts and ...
Baby Boomers and unemployment straining disability funds
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Another partisan battle is brewing on Capitol Hill as Social Security in general, and disability insurance in particular, nears a budget squeeze.
Drop in Black homeownership rate double that of white homeowners
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Writer Each year the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University assesses the nation’s housing outlook. The recently-released The State of the Nation’s Housing in 2014 ...
CRL applauds Justice Dept.’s settlement with Citigroup
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from The NorthStar News & Analysis) — The Center for Responsible Lending praised the U.S. Justice Department’s $7 billion settlement with Citigroup Inc., which ...

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