March 2016 Archive

The GOP war against the presidency
By Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media Columnist On Feb. 23, the Republican majority of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee sent Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, a letter ...
Why aren’t we discussing voter suppression?
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA News Wire Columnist There are many peculiar things about the 2016 election cycle, but one of them is what is not being discussed. There are two items that ...
Rebuild America’s infrastructure
By Jesse Jackson NNPA Columnist In the presidential campaign, we’ve seen libels on immigrants, fear mongering about Syrian refugees, arguments over Medicare for All and Obamacare, concerns about big money corrupting our ...
Setting the record straight on D.A.’s practices
At February’s City Council Criminal Justice Committee meeting, judges, attorneys, psychologists, and juvenile justice administrators unanimously agreed that prosecuting juveniles in the adult system, where there is increased risk of ...
Must be the music
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Remember the good ol’ days when you could turn on the radio and hear something uplifting? You know, back in the day when you could hear Earth, ...
La. ranks in Top 10 for Black homicides
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer Once referred to as “the murder capital of America,” a newly published report shows that Louisiana ranks in the Top 10 for the number of Black homicide ...

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