The public defender meltdown in Louisiana
By Bill Quigley Contributing Writer Louisiana, which has the highest incarceration rate in the country, no longer provides public defenders to all its people accused of crimes; within months over half ...
When it comes to warrantless searches, it’s your rights and their duty
By David Abdullah Contributing Columnist The U.S. Constitution and its amendments protect our individual rights and liberties. The Fourth Amendment in particular provides the right to be safeguarded against “unreasonable searches and ...
Xavier inaugurates C. Reynold Verret as sixth president
By Kendall Lawson Contributing Writer Despite a mid-week storm threatening to derail the pomp and circumstance, Xavier University was determined to officially inaugurate its sixth president Dr. C. Reynold Verret following a ...
At Black churches – Fellowship with heaps of food
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (NorthStarNewsToday.com) — After the Fourth Sunday of Advent Service in December, members and guests of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, a mostly African-American church on Chicago’s West ... Support higher ed or else, protesters tell legislators
Thousands of college students, educators and administrators from across the state gathered Wednesday on the steps of the state Capitol to demonstrate their support of higher education and to show ... Crime taking a toll on N.O., business leaders say
While overall crime has been down in recent years and the city’s murder rate reached a three-decade low in 2014, violent crime in New Orleans has been on a steady ... Payday lending supporters attack Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while top industry lenders face RICO charges
By Charlene Crowell NNPA News Wire For years deceptive and predatory lenders have bilked millions of trusting consumers from their hard-earned monies, while consumer advocates have fought back for fair and ... Townhall meeting on underage drinking set for March 18
The prevalence of underage drinking increases with age, making it more important than ever to begin teaching youth at an early age about the dangers of alcohol. Inspector General wants New Orleans to fine-tune its legal arm
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) last week released a report titled “Law Department Funding” as part of its series of reports analyzing the funding of the justice ... Massive civil disobedience planned at U.S. Capitol
By Allen Koch Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – On April 2, hundreds of Americans will gather at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia to begin a 10-day march south to ...
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By Bill Quigley Contributing Writer Louisiana, which has the highest incarceration rate in the country, no longer provides public defenders to all its people accused of crimes; within months over half ...
By David Abdullah Contributing Columnist The U.S. Constitution and its amendments protect our individual rights and liberties. The Fourth Amendment in particular provides the right to be safeguarded against “unreasonable searches and ...
By Kendall Lawson Contributing Writer Despite a mid-week storm threatening to derail the pomp and circumstance, Xavier University was determined to officially inaugurate its sixth president Dr. C. Reynold Verret following a ...
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (NorthStarNewsToday.com) — After the Fourth Sunday of Advent Service in December, members and guests of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, a mostly African-American church on Chicago’s West ... Support higher ed or else, protesters tell legislators
Thousands of college students, educators and administrators from across the state gathered Wednesday on the steps of the state Capitol to demonstrate their support of higher education and to show ... Crime taking a toll on N.O., business leaders say
While overall crime has been down in recent years and the city’s murder rate reached a three-decade low in 2014, violent crime in New Orleans has been on a steady ... Payday lending supporters attack Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while top industry lenders face RICO charges
By Charlene Crowell NNPA News Wire For years deceptive and predatory lenders have bilked millions of trusting consumers from their hard-earned monies, while consumer advocates have fought back for fair and ... Townhall meeting on underage drinking set for March 18
The prevalence of underage drinking increases with age, making it more important than ever to begin teaching youth at an early age about the dangers of alcohol. Inspector General wants New Orleans to fine-tune its legal arm
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) last week released a report titled “Law Department Funding” as part of its series of reports analyzing the funding of the justice ... Massive civil disobedience planned at U.S. Capitol
By Allen Koch Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – On April 2, hundreds of Americans will gather at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia to begin a 10-day march south to ...
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