By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Family Court candidate Monique Barial recollected, “I began my undergraduate career thinking that I might eventually go to law school, but I was not very excited ... Black voters still focused on ‘bread and butter’ issues
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - Despite outrage over killings by police, concern about Ebola, and U.S. troops now fighting ISIS in the Middle East, it appears that so-called “bread and butter issues” – ... U.S. trails more than 100 countries in voter turnout
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Lost in the frenzy to erect barriers to voting, including reducing the hours available for early voting and imposing strict voter ID requirements, is the ... Where are the Black science laureates?
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist Each October, I look forward to reading about the uncanny accomplishments of Nobel Prize winners, particularly those in medicine, science and economics. Their stories are parables ... Good news for children when Congress works together
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist While we rarely hear good news these days about Congress, I have some to share. Continuing a long tradition of bipartisan leadership on behalf of ... Democrats bash Pres. Obama yet want Black vote
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Here are a few election-time questions to think over: Why in the world do Democrats think they can bash President Obama and his policies and ... Sen. Landrieu deserves our vote
The Louisiana Weekly’s Editorial Board, whose members range across the ideological spectrum, agree on two truths. Mary Landrieu may vote more “middle of the road” than either the Progressives ... The South needs to build an ‘infrastructure of opportunity’ for its youth
By Alyson Zandt Contributing Writer (Special from MDC and Facing South) – A young person born at the bottom of the income ladder in the South is less likely to move ... Capital One announces Bayou Classic business challenge
New Orleans, LA - Capital cash for cellphone One Bank announced this week its Capital One Bank Bayou Classic Business Plan competition, which it hopes will help small businesses in ... B.R. cop who sent racist texts allowed to retire
The Baton Rouge police officer who resigned after referring to Blacks as “monkeys” in racist text messages in September was still allowed by the Baton Rouge Police Department to say ...
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