BESE must support more equitable funding formula
As a city, we are confronted every day with the lingering effects of the inequitable system of public education that existed for far too long in New Orleans. Collectively, our ... Was the deadly shooting of Eric Harris by JPSO deputies justified?
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer One minute Eric Harris, 22, was shopping at the Oakwood Mall on Lundi Gras and shortly after was shot dead by Jefferson Parish Sheriff Office (JPSO) Deputies ... French ambassador says France will play a role in New Orleans’ future
[caption id="attachment_21318" align="aligncenter" width="600"] French ambassador to the United States Gérard Araud (center) and French Consulate General Grégor Trumel (left) arrive at Degas House during Araud's visit to New Orleans ... Police mistreatment of Blacks listed as violation by Human Rights Watch
By Charlene Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special from The Final Call and New America Media) – In its annual review, Human Rights Watch ranked police mistreatment of Blacks in America among human rights ... Board that oversees 911 call center approves consolidation of dispatchers
By Charles Maldonado The Lens With relatively little discussion, the city’s 911 board gave its final approval last week to consolidate the city’s emergency communications system under Orleans Parish Communication District, a ... Civil Rights leaders back Pres. Obama
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – As flags flew at half-staff over the White House and U.S. Supreme Court building last week after the sudden death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the ... Opportunity for financial firms grows as study shows Blacks increase stock investments
(Special to the Trice Edney Wire from Target Market News) — Middle-class African Americans are investing more in the stock market than they have in over a decade, according to ... Three African-American scholars ranked among nation’s most influential
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — Three African-Americans are among the top 10 most influential scholars in the United States, ... Riled by glass ceilings: Perseverance, skill credited for historic growth in Black female entrepreneurship
By Edna Kane-Williams Contributing Writer Given the pioneering success of Madam C. J. Walker, America’s first self-made Black woman millionaire, people wanted to know how she got started in business ownership only ... HBCU college fair set for February 27
High school students and their parents will have an opportunity to “Think HBCU College” at a college fair being sponsored by the Omicron Lambda Omega Chapter of the Alpha ...
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