By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis, now president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, says he envisions Black newspapers as becoming the “new mainstream” ... Acclaimed ballet soloist to deliver Dillard ‘Brain Food’ lecture
On Tuesday, November 11, 2014, Misty Copeland, ballet soloist with the American Ballet Theater and author of Life in Motion, will deliver the next Brain Food Lecture in Georges Auditorium ... Black leaders skeptical of GOP’s Black outreach campaigns
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — Black leaders and political analysts range from cautiously optimistic to downright skeptical of the ... Black & White Ball for Schoolchild Art
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Friday, November 7th marks the New Orleans Museum of Art’s Odyssey Night at the Museum, a glittering Ball of Black Ties, formal gowns, and new collections amongst ... Mayor, sheriff end much-criticized prisoner per diem method
By Charles Maldonado The Lens A controversial jail budgeting method, in which the city paid the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office a rate of $22.39 per day for each Orleans Parish Prison inmate, ... Homegrown talent captures spotlight
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Rookie of the Year is the rather deceptive title of Kyle Roussel’s debut album as a leader. After all, the keyboardist spent two-and-a-half years on the ... For-profit colleges target people of color
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Weeks before the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) announces a new rule governing career education programs, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) has released research that finds ... Civil rights groups rally voters for Nov. 4 elections
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As voters prepare to cast ballots in the first federal general election since the United States Supreme Court shredded a key provision ... Cannizzaro makes plea for budget increase from City Council
Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro small loans doncaster said last week that he has serious budget concerns for next year. FOX 8 News reported that Cannizzaro says under the current ... Blacks more active on certain social media sites
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – While Black and white people have similar rates of Internet use, Black people are slightly more plugged in to certain social media ...
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