November 2016 Archive

Black men cannot get a lift from Lyft and Uber ride services
(Special from NorthStarNews Today) — Black men who have trouble hailing cabs on the street because of race discrimination face similar problems with Uber and Lyft, two ride services available ...
Black male athletes again show they can make changes on and off the field
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (NorthStarNews Today) — Twenty University of Wisconsin Madison black football players, Nigel Hayes, a star basketball star, and other athletes on Monday posted a statement demanding ...
Trump victory calls for reflection, not just protests
By Mizani Ball Contributing Writer Last Tuesday’s election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States triggered protests in several cities, including in New Orleans. At Dillard University on ...
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Kamala Harris wins U.S. Senate race
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (NorthStarNews Today) — On Tuesday night, California voters elected Kamala Harris to the U.S. Senate, making her the second Black woman to serve in the ...
Criminal justice panel scheduled for Thursday
The Press Club of New Orleans will host a panel discussion on Louisiana’s criminal justice system on November 17 from 6-8 p.m. at Tulane University.
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The New Orleans music scene with a hint of an international beat
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans – Revised and Updated By John Broven (Pelican Publishing Company) John Broven presented a great gift to the world of record collectors and fans ...
America’s racist and sexist Patriarchy exposed
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist Our social fabric has been shredded by the ugliness of this campaign. Sure, there have been ugly campaigns before, but this one has revealed ...
Sound advice from Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Recently when browsing through a July 1974 issue of Ebony magazine, I came across an opinion piece by the late Frances Cress Welsing. In the ...
Standing Rock is about us too!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist When my brothers were younger, a common playtime activity was the ‘game’ of “Cowboys and Indians.” Fueled by the Hollywood theatrical ...
Obama steadied our Nation
By Rev. Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist “May you live in interesting times.” This curse, attributed tenuously to the Chinese, bespeaks a preference for order over change. We now live in interesting ...

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