November 2014 Archive

Task force will probe NOPD’s Special Victims Section
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and how do payday loans check your credit NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison announced Tuesday the formation of a task force charged with addressing the allegations ...
The legacy of Marcus Garvey
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist This year marks the 100 anniversary of the founding of the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) by the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey. I ...
Baby Doll Ladies strutting in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer The Beloved (New Orleans Society of Dance) NOSD’s Baby Doll Ladies have graced the streets of the Big Easy, performing at many New Orleans venues and parades. ...
SCLC president Charles Steele with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at the Symposium of the New Policy Forum in Berlin. They are standing in front of the SCLC banner of Dr. King’s visit to Berlin 50 years ago. (Photo (c) by Dieter Bölke.
SCLC president joins forces with Gorbachev in peace effort
By Sherrel Wheeler Stewart Special to the NNPA The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, leader in the transformational nonviolent Civil Rights Movement America in the 1960s, is poised for a major role ...
Problems with the truth
Eventually the truth catches up to everyone, even our Governor. No matter how far he flies from Louisiana, or what state he is in, the facts follow him. His administration’s ...
Stress increases risky sexual behavior in adolescents, study finds
By Charmaine Jackson Contributing Writer The Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies (IWES) of New Orleans presented BY! NOLA! (Believe in Youth, New Orleans, LA) Leadership Summit on Adolescent Health, to reveal ...
The Doctor is in the house
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “To be honest, Dr. Lonnie could walk on that stage by himself – it would be enough,” says drummer Joe Dyson who will perform with Hammond ...
Study says whites prefer African Americans over Blacks
A new study suggests that Whites make clear distinctions between Blacks and African Americans. The study, which challenges the myth of a post-racial America after the election of President Barack ...
Stop deficit spending
The evidence is overwhelming that Louisiana continues to spend more taxpayer money than it takes in. We have had six years of mid-year budget cuts out of the last seven. We’ve ...
DOAR
John Doar, a different kind of civil rights champion
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Though many whites were active in civil rights, few were as influential as John Doar, the legendary lawyer and civil rights champion, who ...

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