Why we can’t get along
By Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media Columnist “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one Black, one white-separate and unequal ... The alternative is not blind repression or ... B.R. police got military gear through controversial Defense Depart. program
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – The street protests that have taken place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, since the July 5 police shooting death of Alton Sterling ... NAACP calls police shootings ‘21st-century lynching’
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — National outrage had just begun after the videotaped police killing of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La. But the next day came the ... For 100th birthday, French Quarter theatre stages local Black comedy
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The new Le Petit play, “The High Priestess of Dark Alley,” is utter laughs and joy from beginning to end. The production also stands as arguably one ... Reactions of Baton Rouge protestors, bystanders
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Two weeks after the shooting death of Baton Rouge resident Alton Sterling, protesters continue to descend on the city from across the country with many making charges ... Lawmakers propose new limits for seizing workers’ pay over old debts
By Paul Kiel ProPublica For the first time in nearly 50 years, a new federal bill seeks to lower how much lenders and collectors can seize from debtors through the courts, ... As cases multiply, officials scramble to stop abuse of nursing home residents on Social Media
By Charles Ornstein and Jessica Huseman ProPublica When a certified nursing assistant in Hubbard, Iowa, shared a photo online in March of a nursing home resident with his pants around his ankles, ... Former Fed vice chairman joins the Alphabet’s board
(Special from NorthStar News Today) –­ Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors under chairman Alan Greenspan, has been appointed to the board ... Black Caucus to Congress: ‘Combat the State of Emergency in the Black community’
By Jane A. Kennedy Contributing Writer Chair warns of 'Long Hot Summer' if no action is taken (TriceEdneyWire.com) — It was a week that few Americans will be able to forget. ... Stephen Marley returns to N.O.
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Eight-time Grammy winner, vocalist, guitarist, composer and producer, Stephen “Raga” Marley, the second son of the legendary and inspirational Bob Marley, thankfully makes a stop on Sunday, ...
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