Singing the praises of ‘Talk That Music Talk’
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “Talk That Music Talk – Passing on cash america intranet Brass Band Music in New Orleans The Traditional Way” Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes & Rachel Breunlin (Center for the Book ... New education official wants to reform NCLB
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent (NNPA) – John King, Jr., a highly-respected educator from New York City, says that teachers saved his life and in his new post as the deputy ... Pres. Obama’s ratings are up
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech has boosted his popularity. President Barack Obama received a 50 percent job-approval rating, following his State of the Union address this month, but ... Poor communities lose billions to predatory lenders
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington loans san jose Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Predatory lenders continue to target poor, Black and Latino communities, siphoning off $103 billion in fees and interests every year, ... OPSO honors 39 local youth for completing Young Marines mentoring program
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman presided over the graduation of 39 local youth who have participated in the OPSO’s award-winning Young Marines Program. In 2014, the program celebrated its 49th year ...
McDonald’s arches are no longer golden for Black CEO
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from The NorthStar News Today) – The Board of Directors of McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain, announced on Wednesday that Don Thompson, the ...
Lawmakers seek to enshrine ‘right to vote’ in Constitution
(Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American News-paper) – Civil rights leaders and groups are hailing legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) ... Federal judge cuts at least $240 million from state’s BP fine
By Bob Marshall The Lens The windfall in coastal-restoration money Louisiana hopes to gain from the Deepwater Horizon disaster took at least a $240 million hit last week when a federal judge ... Crime is on minds of residents this Carnival season
New Orleans, La. State Police officials reach agreement on trooper support Drastic times call for drastic measures. Like posting signs throughout the French Quarter that remind residents, workers and tourists to be ...
Local actress adds Black or White to résumé
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer With countless productions of movies and television shows taking place on our streets, the emergence of Hollywood South has made dreams of becoming a film star within ...
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By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “Talk That Music Talk – Passing on cash america intranet Brass Band Music in New Orleans The Traditional Way” Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes & Rachel Breunlin (Center for the Book ... New education official wants to reform NCLB
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent (NNPA) – John King, Jr., a highly-respected educator from New York City, says that teachers saved his life and in his new post as the deputy ... Pres. Obama’s ratings are up
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech has boosted his popularity. President Barack Obama received a 50 percent job-approval rating, following his State of the Union address this month, but ... Poor communities lose billions to predatory lenders
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington loans san jose Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Predatory lenders continue to target poor, Black and Latino communities, siphoning off $103 billion in fees and interests every year, ... OPSO honors 39 local youth for completing Young Marines mentoring program
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman presided over the graduation of 39 local youth who have participated in the OPSO’s award-winning Young Marines Program. In 2014, the program celebrated its 49th year ...
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from The NorthStar News Today) – The Board of Directors of McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain, announced on Wednesday that Don Thompson, the ...
(Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American News-paper) – Civil rights leaders and groups are hailing legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) ... Federal judge cuts at least $240 million from state’s BP fine
By Bob Marshall The Lens The windfall in coastal-restoration money Louisiana hopes to gain from the Deepwater Horizon disaster took at least a $240 million hit last week when a federal judge ... Crime is on minds of residents this Carnival season
New Orleans, La. State Police officials reach agreement on trooper support Drastic times call for drastic measures. Like posting signs throughout the French Quarter that remind residents, workers and tourists to be ...
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer With countless productions of movies and television shows taking place on our streets, the emergence of Hollywood South has made dreams of becoming a film star within ...
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