NOPD manpower woes impacting local justice system
The New Orleans Police Department’s highly publicized manpower shortage continues to impact day-to-day work and life in New Orleans as the Landrieu administration struggles to beef up the embattled department ... The white majority’s racial world of fantasy
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Now, in the season that’s supposed to exalt goodwill toward all, comes fresh evidence of the important role the white majority’s unwillingness to consider Black Americans ...
Being Black in 2014… Mother, daughter endure racist backlash during march
By Rebecca Rivas Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American) – It was eerily quiet when the group of about 75 people on the NAACP’s “Journey for Justice” ... Outrage brews in police shooting of 12-year-old
By Starla Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special fastest cash to the NNPA from The Final Call) – The video of Cleveland Police fatally shooting 12-year-old Tamir Rice has angered residents and activists in ... New NAACP head was Sen. Landrieu foe
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The election of former Judge Morris Reed to succeed Danatus King as head of the Local NAACP puts a curious bookend to Mary Landrieu’s tenure in ... Tributes by two of New Orleans’ finest to two of New Orleans’ finest
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Double Trouble WWOZ knows how to throw a party in this town. The community radio station, celebrating 34 years on the air, stands as the musical voice of ... Armed and Dangerous: Militarizing America’s police force
By Marjorie R. Esman Guest Columnist In predominantly poor and ethnic communities across the U.S., it is becoming more common for local police agencies to deploy SWAT teams using high powered weaponry ...
Young Ferguson commissioner plans to fight protest assault charge
By Rebecca Rivas Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American) – Rasheen Aldridge, a young protest leader who serves on the governor-appointed Ferguson Commission, has been charged ...
Local artist provides resources for local fashion professionals
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer If the success of Fashion Week New Orleans and NOLA Fashion Week weren’t proof enough that New Orleans is making its mark in the fashion industry; Briana ... NOLA for Life symposium addresses murder, Black male unemployment
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Two years after launching an unprecedented murder-reduction strategy for New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu hosted a two-day symposium this month to flesh out the successes of his ...
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The New Orleans Police Department’s highly publicized manpower shortage continues to impact day-to-day work and life in New Orleans as the Landrieu administration struggles to beef up the embattled department ... The white majority’s racial world of fantasy
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Now, in the season that’s supposed to exalt goodwill toward all, comes fresh evidence of the important role the white majority’s unwillingness to consider Black Americans ...
By Rebecca Rivas Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American) – It was eerily quiet when the group of about 75 people on the NAACP’s “Journey for Justice” ... Outrage brews in police shooting of 12-year-old
By Starla Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special fastest cash to the NNPA from The Final Call) – The video of Cleveland Police fatally shooting 12-year-old Tamir Rice has angered residents and activists in ... New NAACP head was Sen. Landrieu foe
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The election of former Judge Morris Reed to succeed Danatus King as head of the Local NAACP puts a curious bookend to Mary Landrieu’s tenure in ... Tributes by two of New Orleans’ finest to two of New Orleans’ finest
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Double Trouble WWOZ knows how to throw a party in this town. The community radio station, celebrating 34 years on the air, stands as the musical voice of ... Armed and Dangerous: Militarizing America’s police force
By Marjorie R. Esman Guest Columnist In predominantly poor and ethnic communities across the U.S., it is becoming more common for local police agencies to deploy SWAT teams using high powered weaponry ...
By Rebecca Rivas Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American) – Rasheen Aldridge, a young protest leader who serves on the governor-appointed Ferguson Commission, has been charged ...
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer If the success of Fashion Week New Orleans and NOLA Fashion Week weren’t proof enough that New Orleans is making its mark in the fashion industry; Briana ... NOLA for Life symposium addresses murder, Black male unemployment
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Two years after launching an unprecedented murder-reduction strategy for New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu hosted a two-day symposium this month to flesh out the successes of his ...
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