October 2014 Archive

IG pushes for better use of NOPD body cameras
Hire cops, not civilian patrols, mayor and police chief told New Orleans Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux said last week that he is determined to find a way to ensure that the ...
Achievement report for schools are cause for concern
By Kari Dequine Harden Contributing Writer The annual release of School Performance Scores carries varied weight for the varied interests. The results for the 2013-2014 school year were published last week.
New Orleans projected to become more ‘chocolate’
For all the colorful traditions and multicultural nuances associated with fast real online loans life in New Orleans, throughout its history the Crescent City has essentially been a Black and ...
Kyla Smith was among the group of McMain students voting for the first time on Tuesday, October 21, the first day of early voting for the November 4th election.
McMain students flock to rock the early vote
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Dozens of students from Eleanor McMain High School showed up in droves October 21 at City Hall to cast ballots for the first time in municipal, judicial ...
Plans to use waste from sugarcane crystallize in Lafourche
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer You’ve driven down Highway 90 and passed fields of cane around Raceland, 40 miles southwest of New Orleans in Lafourche Parish. Plans are to use the bagasse ...
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Racism, Repression and Resistance
By Richard B. Muhammad Contributing Writer The passion, emerging power of Black youth fuel demands for justice ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – A moment borne out ...
Breast cancer study saving Black women
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) - African-American women suffering from breast cancer in the Washington, D.C. area offered some “real ...
Malala influences a generation
By Joli Eubanks Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News) – Oct. 10, 2014, Malala Yousafzai was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts against the ...
Raising minimum wages wound be benefit economy
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would likely save taxpayers $39 billion in spending on safety net programs per year, according to ...
Racial disparities in early childhood education hurts U.S.
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Though the nation increasingly recognizes the importance of early childhood education, young African Americans and other children of color continue to trail ...

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