When the government really did fear a Bowling Green Massacre — from a white supremacist
By A.C. Thompson ProPublica The year was 2012. The place was Bowling Green, Ohio. A federal raid had uncovered what the authorities feared were the makings of a massacre. There were 18 ... Kidney failure among Black men gets attention
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson became wobbly and nearly collapsed during a January news conference held in a police precinct. Several ... National TV host challenges next generation of activists at Xavier Black History Month lecture
By Kevin Foster Contributing Writer People of color should still aspire to the highest offices despite having the first Black president and should continue to work for change that uplifts the community. ... Louisiana’s uninsured health rate falls
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer Just as America is very likely to soon lose the relatively new Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacare”), a Gallup poll shows that Louisiana’s number ... Woman who falsely accused Emmett Till will avoid prosecution
By Erick Johnson Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: In The Louisiana Weekly’s February 6 – 12 issue, the Front Page article, “Emmett Till’s accuser admits it was all a lie”, incorrectly identified ... February is American heart month
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — Heart health awareness is particularly important for Black men because we are at a higher risk of dying or becoming physically ... Xavier student places first in national pitch for corporate marketing solutions
By Tia Alphonse Contributing Writer Finding the winning pitch, Ayanna Robertson conceived an idea to unite people through music. In 2016, Ketchum, one of the largest public relations and marketing firms ... New Orleans might be ready to have another Black mayor
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer When Paul Bonin made the somewhat judicially unprecedented decision to move from the State Court of Appeals to Orleans’ Criminal District Court, never did it cross any ... Rev. William Barber says ‘bowing down is not an option’
By Freddie Allen Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Rev. William Barber, the president of the North Carolina state chapter of the NAACP and leader of the Moral Mondays movement, delivered ... Rev. Norwood Thompson, longtime SCLC leader, dies
The Rev. Norwood Thompson, a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement and longtime leader of the New Orleans affiliate of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, passed away last week after ...
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