Low-Income children to get shafted by Congress
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Congress is about to strike a deal that takes care of seniors and doctors but leaves low-income and “at-risk” children short. Congress’ annual struggle to avoid ... The war on us
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Wendell Allen, 20, is killed by a trigger-happy cop with a single bullet to his chest for getting out of bed shirtless to see what the racket ... Why I didn’t wear green on St. Patrick’s
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist St. Patrick’s Day has its rituals, but one that is not considered is any discussion of race. Having grown up in the Northeast, I am used ... Is Jindal’s latest budget salvo to sell the Louisiana Lottery?
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer La. State payday loan barking Treasurer John Kennedy, a frequent critic of Governor Jindal, revealed last week that an Administration effort was underway to sell off the ... NOPD will cite officers who did not follow up on child abuse case
A child abuse complaint filed by Russell Johnson on behalf of his six-year-old autistic son has been closed without arrests, but action is being taken against the NOPD investigators who ... Counting the victims of police violence
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As Eric Holder is ending his tenure as U.S. Attorney General, he said, “The troubling reality is that we lack the ability right ... Report states Blacks at bottom of equality index
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Amidst continued struggles to maintain voting rights, protests to end shootings of unarmed Black males by police and a constant press to lower ... New Orleans’ use of porous pavement gradually expands
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Pervious or porous payday loans woodridge il concrete is used at a few sites around town to manage storm water. More applications are planned, and they’ll include ... The Wonder of music comes to New Orleans
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Stevie Wonder, a truly remarkable and influential musician and man, returns to New Orleans to perform at the Smoothie King Center on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. The ... Record number of former workers without benefits
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – With no federal unemployment insurance and rapidly disappearing state coverage, the percentage of people benefiting from unemployment insurance is at its lowest ...
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