Number of Black teachers rapidly declines as minority student population increases
By Robert Bess Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Westside Gazette) – The minority population has grown tremendously since the year 2000. According to the Census Bureau, the ... Harrah’s seeks assistance as it adjusts to city’s smoking ban
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer According to City Hall, a smoking ban imposed on bars and casinos in late April has gone well enough. But operators of Harrah’s New Orleans casino on ... The Westbank State Senate candidates on why they should be elected
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Part II The sudden retirement of State Senator David Heitmeier left this West Bank Senate district open. In a seat which stretches from Plaquemines Parish through Algiers to ...
Housing boom was a bust for African Americans
By Jill Rosen Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – In the roller coaster ride that was the U.S. real estate market in the first decade of this century, some U.S. homebuyers ... Ex-police chief jailed for tasing inmates
A former Mamou, La. police chief was sentenced last week to prison and another former state police chief pleaded guilty to civil rights violations after a probe into excessive force ... Real problems with REAL ID
By Marjorie R. Esman Guest Columnist You may not know it, but by the time you read this your driver’s license may be out of compliance with federal mandates. That’s because ... Resident-on-resident abuse a common problem at nursing homes
By Melinda Miller Contributing Writer BUFFALO, N.Y (Special from Buffalo News/New America Media) – When families need to find a nursing home for a relative who can no longer live at home, ...
Farrakhan calls for economic boycott
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Two decades after 1.2 million Black men assembled, creating a blanket of humanity that spread across the National Mall from the U.S. Capitol to ... Local HBCUs work around budget cuts
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer If you’re an institution of higher education with less than 2,800 students, $4.5 million makes a big difference when it comes to programming and faculty levels. If ... City makes fitful progress in repairing school-zone caution lights
By Marta Jewson The Lens Drive by a school zone light at random in the city of New Orleans on a weekday and there’s about a 50 percent chance it works. And ...
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By Robert Bess Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Westside Gazette) – The minority population has grown tremendously since the year 2000. According to the Census Bureau, the ... Harrah’s seeks assistance as it adjusts to city’s smoking ban
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer According to City Hall, a smoking ban imposed on bars and casinos in late April has gone well enough. But operators of Harrah’s New Orleans casino on ... The Westbank State Senate candidates on why they should be elected
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Part II The sudden retirement of State Senator David Heitmeier left this West Bank Senate district open. In a seat which stretches from Plaquemines Parish through Algiers to ...
By Jill Rosen Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – In the roller coaster ride that was the U.S. real estate market in the first decade of this century, some U.S. homebuyers ... Ex-police chief jailed for tasing inmates
A former Mamou, La. police chief was sentenced last week to prison and another former state police chief pleaded guilty to civil rights violations after a probe into excessive force ... Real problems with REAL ID
By Marjorie R. Esman Guest Columnist You may not know it, but by the time you read this your driver’s license may be out of compliance with federal mandates. That’s because ... Resident-on-resident abuse a common problem at nursing homes
By Melinda Miller Contributing Writer BUFFALO, N.Y (Special from Buffalo News/New America Media) – When families need to find a nursing home for a relative who can no longer live at home, ...
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Two decades after 1.2 million Black men assembled, creating a blanket of humanity that spread across the National Mall from the U.S. Capitol to ... Local HBCUs work around budget cuts
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer If you’re an institution of higher education with less than 2,800 students, $4.5 million makes a big difference when it comes to programming and faculty levels. If ... City makes fitful progress in repairing school-zone caution lights
By Marta Jewson The Lens Drive by a school zone light at random in the city of New Orleans on a weekday and there’s about a 50 percent chance it works. And ...
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