By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer During February, the East Bank Regional Library has hosted appearances by eight authors of fiction, nonfiction, anthology, art, romance and Mardi Gras; one being native Keith Weldon ... Legislators talk of SUNO/UNO merger
Just four years after Louisiana lawmakers mulled over a bill proposing to merge historically Black Southern University at New Orleans with predominantly white University of New Orleans, the state legislature ...
By Sofiya Ballin Contributing Writer PHILADELPHIA (Special to AP from The Philadelphia Inquirer) — If you miss one day of Black Twitter, you’ve missed a revolution — one waged not with smoking ... Immigration executive order hits ‘speed bump’ say proponents
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer personal loan long island Three months after President Barack Obama announced the expansion of federal authority to stave off deportations for millions of undocumented youths and ... HUD chief seeks broadband access for the poor
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Julián Castro, the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, wants to provide broadband access to public housing residents in an ... Gentrification good for some Black-owned businesses
By Sarafina M. Wright Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Howard University News Service) — It is a busy time for Lee’s Flower and Card Shop. ... French Quarter safety plan unveiled
With Mardi Gras 2015 in the city’s rearview mirror and things getting back to the new normal, a local businessman who is fed up with the city’s growing crime problem ... Carrying the burden of history
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist In observance of Black History Month, I believe it is important to highlight some of those long lasting institutions and entities that have continued to ... Black leaders to President: Speak ‘more forcefully’ on race issues
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — In 1903, author, orator and public intellectual W.E.B. DuBois stated, “The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.” Now 15 ... Black Caucus discusses agenda in meeting with President
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — The Congressional Black Caucus met with President Barack Obama at the White House ...
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