What shall we do?
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist There are few surprises in Washington, DC politics. We’ve been reduced to exhausting ourselves determining when this Administration is being hyperbolic, using “alternative ... Study: Blacks comprise majority of defendants who are wrongfully convicted
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — African Americans comprise the majority of defendants wrongfully convicted of murder, sexual assault and drug crimes who are later exonerated, according ...
La. State Police chief retires amid probes, controversy
Just weeks after news stories surfaced about four Louisiana state troopers who misused public funds to pay for unauthorized stops at Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon as they drove ...
Hate groups increase for second consecutive year as Trump electrifies radical right
Muslims hit hardest with hate attacks as fear heightened among African Americans, others (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Southern Poverty Law Center) — The number of hate ... Orleans Parish school district broke state rules by extending charter application deadline without permission
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Orleans Parish School Board broke state rules when it extended its deadline for charter school applications without permission, according to a letter from the state Department ...
Still pleading our own cause: The Black Press celebrates 190 years
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The oldest Black business industry in America began 190 years ago today. On March 16, 1827, the first edition of the Freedom’s Journal was ... Financial exploitation: When taking money amounts to elder abuse
By Michael O. Schroeder Contributing Writer First article in a series. (Special from U.S. News & World Report/New America Media) — When her husband died suddenly and unexpectedly from a massive heart attack, ...
Task force lays out plan for prison population reduction
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer Louisiana has long been known as the world’s prison capital, incarcerating more of its people than anywhere else. Now, leaders of a task force aimed at criminal ... How to reverse incarceration in Louisiana: Thirteen steps to stop being first in being last
By Bill Quigley Contributing Writer Louisiana was recently named “Worst State” in the nation, again. One of the reasons was the state’s 50th ranking in crime and corrections. Being ... Recovery School District superintendent resigns
By Kari Dequine Harden Contributing Writer Patrick Dobard, superintendent of the Recovery School District (RSD) for the past five years, is leaving his post to take a job as Chief Executive Officer ...
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By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist There are few surprises in Washington, DC politics. We’ve been reduced to exhausting ourselves determining when this Administration is being hyperbolic, using “alternative ... Study: Blacks comprise majority of defendants who are wrongfully convicted
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — African Americans comprise the majority of defendants wrongfully convicted of murder, sexual assault and drug crimes who are later exonerated, according ...
Just weeks after news stories surfaced about four Louisiana state troopers who misused public funds to pay for unauthorized stops at Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon as they drove ...
Muslims hit hardest with hate attacks as fear heightened among African Americans, others (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Southern Poverty Law Center) — The number of hate ... Orleans Parish school district broke state rules by extending charter application deadline without permission
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Orleans Parish School Board broke state rules when it extended its deadline for charter school applications without permission, according to a letter from the state Department ...
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The oldest Black business industry in America began 190 years ago today. On March 16, 1827, the first edition of the Freedom’s Journal was ... Financial exploitation: When taking money amounts to elder abuse
By Michael O. Schroeder Contributing Writer First article in a series. (Special from U.S. News & World Report/New America Media) — When her husband died suddenly and unexpectedly from a massive heart attack, ...
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer Louisiana has long been known as the world’s prison capital, incarcerating more of its people than anywhere else. Now, leaders of a task force aimed at criminal ... How to reverse incarceration in Louisiana: Thirteen steps to stop being first in being last
By Bill Quigley Contributing Writer Louisiana was recently named “Worst State” in the nation, again. One of the reasons was the state’s 50th ranking in crime and corrections. Being ... Recovery School District superintendent resigns
By Kari Dequine Harden Contributing Writer Patrick Dobard, superintendent of the Recovery School District (RSD) for the past five years, is leaving his post to take a job as Chief Executive Officer ...
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