November 2015 Archive
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer As the U.S. Senator’s gubernatorial polls have plummeted, partisans of David Vitter have replied with two words, “Matt Bevin.” The Republican candidate for Governor of Kentucky ... Little Freddie King – From a freight car to fame
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Little Freddie King has come a long way from playing back-of-town juke joints to offering up his blues at the French Quarter’s lovely Historic New Orleans Collection ... Family, community still demanding answers in death of Victor White III
By Rhodesia Muhammad Contributing Writer NEW IBERIA, La. (Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Final Call) – Hundreds of protestors gathered at Bouligny Plaza in New Iberia, Louisiana, to call ... ‘Sanctuary Cities’ just naying ‘No’
By Marjorie R. Esman Guest Columnist New Orleans is one of over 300 so-called “Sanctuary Cities” in the U.S. The term applies to communities that have chosen not to cooperate with ... Fake ‘hero’ cop proves white lies matter
By George E. Curry George Curry Media Columnist Writing under the headline, “Police lives matter too,” Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass summed up the sentiment - and mass hysteria - ... What happens when everybody has a gun?
By Dr. Joseph Marshall New America Media Guest Columnist Guns are in the news again. The recent mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon thrust the issue of guns squarely back ... Show me something
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor I am so proud of the students and student-athletes at the University of Missouri right now. How could I not be after learning of these young people’s ongoing ... What’s wrong with the truth?
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Award-winning film director Quentin Tarantino gets high props for stepping up to tell some truth about the many murders of African Americans at the hands of misbehaving ... Public schools’ performance on the rise, scores show
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer New performance scores released by state officials last week showed sweeping improvements across Louisiana high schools, with almost one quarter earning the state’s top grade, an “A.” Black woman elected lieutenant governor in Kentucky
(Special from NorthStarNews Today) – Kentucky voters Tuesday elected Jenean Hampton, a Republican Tea Party candidate, lieutenant governor, making her the first African American to win a statewide office ...
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