October 2014 Archive

Niki Roberts seeks to unseat Juvenile Judge Yolanda King
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Juvenile Court candidate Niki Roberts’ life was transformed by a mistake. “I was a 16-year-old high school student ending junior year and entering senior year ...
Louisiana needs to turn blue
It’s time for the people of Louisiana to wake up and stop living in a dream world. The Republican Party is the party for the rich only and their only ...
Ebola: Fight the disease, not the victims
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist The spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Africa is a global health emergency. Countries around the world must join together to mobilize the resources, ...
Don’t mess with CHIP’s success
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “If I could sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.” – Mrs. Rosa Parks 1996 Stand for Children rally On June 1, 1996 the ...
Deadly Force, In Black and White
By Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara ProPublica A ProPublica analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young Black males. Young Black males in recent years were at a ...
BOBBY RUSH
Blues Fest – Music with few boundaries
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The roots of blues comes from Africa with its essence brought to the plantations of the United States from the bowels of ships carrying their human cargo. ...
An Open Letter to Archbishop Aymond
His Eminence: Thank you for your October 31, 2013 response to my October 24, 2013 e-mail responding to your request for us (as Catholics) to “Stand Up to Racism” wherever we ...
Policing the police
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor The more I watch top in JAX Florida cash advance the evening news, the more I understand why people burn down buildings, loot businesses and throw rocks ...
Countering voter suppression moves
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The Supreme Court recently blocked an appeals court ruling that would have restored seven days of voting in Ohio. In just three sentences, the court reduced ...
New Orleans Museum of Art and IBERIABANK announce arts education programs
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) and IBERIABANK recently announced a new city-wide initiative called "Arts Makes Me" aimed at starting a conversation about the long-term benefits of arts ...

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