National museum to memorialize lynching victims to open in 2018
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – The Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners denied fair and just treatment ... New Orleans settles suits in Danziger Bridge, Glover and Robair cases
Eleven years after two horrific, officer-involved shootings less than a week after Hurricane Katrina flooded 80 percent of the city and a brutal beating by police that claimed the life ... State police to begin wearing body cameras Jan. 1
The Louisiana State Police announced last week that it will equip about 700 troopers with body cameras, adding that it will represent the largest deployment of its kind for ... HUD grants $18.9M in funds to help New Orleans fight homelessness
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On December 20, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $45,603,512 in Continuum of Care (CoC) grants to support 153 homeless housing and service ... DeVry University students to benefit from $100M FTC settlement
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer For the third time in two years, a large for-profit college has faced charges of defrauding its students. This time the charges stem from promises of jobs ... Kwanzaa celebration marks its 50th anniversary
Fifty years ago, amid the rise of the Black Power Movement and a renewed sense of cultural awareness, people of African descent began to observe an African-centered tradition that empowered, ... Legislation reauthorizing Emmett Till bill signed by President
By Frederick Lowe Contributing Writer (NorthStarNews Today) — President Barack Obama has signed legislation permanently reauthorizing a law that expands prosecution of civil rights-era murders after an earlier version of the law ... Compensation for those wrongfully convicted sought
(NorthStarNews Today) — Legislation that would provide compensation for the wrongfully convicted has passed the Michigan House of Representatives. Understanding holiday weight gain
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Reports of your holiday weight gain have been greatly exaggerated. Media stories often suggest that the average person gains 7 to 10 pounds between Thanksgiving ... Aging in Trump’s America is something to fear, healthcare experts warn
By Elizabeth Payne Contributing Writer (Ottawa Citizen/New America Media) — Being old in America could get a lot more difficult under a Donald Trump presidency, experts in aging warned last month as ...
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