December 2014 Archive

NOPD looks to improve use of body cameras in wake of high-profile cases
Feds seek new judge for Danziger case In the aftermath of a series of officer-involved killings in cities like Ferguson, Mo., Cleveland, Ohio and New York, President Barack Obama unveiled ...
Council approves a 5% pay raise for NOPD
Despite a recommendation by the city’s Civil Service Commission that the NOPD get a 10 percent pay raise — the first installment of a 20 percent pay raise spread out ...
Blanchard
New Orleans trumpeters reign supreme
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Terence Blanchard’s hometown of New Orleans will get a sneak peek at the music to be featured on the multi-Grammy winning trumpeter’s yet-to-be recorded album with his ...
‘Place matters’ when it comes to a quality education in Orleans Parish, report finds
By Kari Harden Contributing Writer A new report exploring the correlation between high-risk neighborhoods and educational opportunities determined that there is considerable work required in ensuring that the city’s most vulnerable children ...
Kenneth Wainstein, lead investigator into academic irregularities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, holds a copy of his findings during a news conference following a special joint meeting of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees in Chapel Hill, N.C., Oct. 22
Not Making the Grade: Why big-time college sports continue failing Black male student athletes
By Starla Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) – A recent lawsuit filed by Michael McAdoo, a former football player at the University of North Carolina ...
Reaction to President Obama’s executive action on immigration
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer President Barack Obama made the most sweeping changes to the country’s immigration system in a generation November 20, authorizing temporary holds on deportation proceeding for an estimated ...
Sen. Landrieu fights for a fourth term on December 6
By Christopher Tidmore cash loans in savannah tn Contributing Writer President Obama’s Executive Order to defer action, and effectively legalize the status of millions of illegal immigrants, brought a swift and opposing ...
Studies link obesity and cancer
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer) — Sharon Carter does everything that she can to lose weight. After years of overindulging, ...
Study: One in five nursing home residents are abused
By Barbara Peters Smith Contributing Writer (Special from Sarasota Herald-Tribune/New America Media) – The horrific possibility that their loved one has been abused in a nursing home can dawn on family members ...
Democrats descend on Louisiana in support of Sen. Landrieu
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer National Democrats are rallying around Sen. Mary Landrieu as she faces a tough reelection bid after a Republican wave on Election Day that saw the defeat of ...

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