March 2016 Archive

DR. UKPOLO
Southern University at New Orleans’ chancellor resigns
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On March 15, Dr. Victor Ukpolo announced his resignation as the chancellor of Southern University of New Orleans (SUNO), effective June 30. “I came to America from Nigeria ...
congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), extreme right, has requested an investigation into federal government spending with Black and Hispanic-owned newspapers. At her left is Dennis Rolark Barnes, NNPA Chair and publisher of The Washington Informer.
Norton to push for investigation into feds spending with Black Press
By Barrington Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The federal government, through its various agencies, spends considerable sums of money every year on advertising and representatives from two prominent newspaper organizations are pushing ...
Sony agrees to buy Michael Jackson’s music estate for $750M
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStar-News Today) – Sony Corporation of America has signed a binding memorandum of understanding with the estate of Michael Jackson to pay $750 million ...
GOP delegate says what would happen at brokered convention
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Despite the New York billionaire’s recent slew of victories, a senior La. Republican argues that Donald Trump will not be the GOP nominee — if he fails ...
SOUL BRASS BAND MEMBERS
The New Orleans music scene this week
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The Soul Brass Band The Soul Brass Band, led by drummer/vocalist Derrick Freeman, has been creating quite a clamor on several levels. Its Sunday evening gig at d.b.a. ...
The second ‘Black’ Supreme Court Justice?
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist When reading and hearing about the negative judicial decision and hostile attitudes toward our campaign for equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity in this country ...
Condescending or clueless?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Senator Bernie Sanders doesn’t get race! He gets economics, he gets Wall Street, he gets trade, and he gets distribution. He just doesn’t get race. ...
NOPD, JPSO at odds as DOJ probes Feb. 8 shooting
An officer-involved shooting that began as a car chase on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish and ended on the East Bank of Orleans Parish has led to a war ...
Trump’s wish came true
By Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media Columnist Donald Trump, the demagogue masquerading as a politician, got his wish. After nearly a year of racist jibes against Americans of color and those of ...
Women’s History Month
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, National Urban League There is no arena in American life, or beyond the borders of this country, where a woman’s presence can neither be noted nor celebrated. ...

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