April 2017 Archive

Contract requires traffic-camera company to study wrecks, but New Orleans won’t push it
By Charles Maldonado The Lens The contract for New Orleans’ traffic camera program requires the company to study wrecks at each location before cameras are installed.
Inequities in funding and research on Sickle Cell disease
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Remember a year ago when your friends were pouring buckets of ice-cold water over the heads in the name of science? In total, a ...
Monument removal delay sparks anger, frustration
Weeks after a single prospective contractor submitted a pricey bid to remove three local monuments that commemorate Confederate leaders by May 19, anger, frustration and distrust continue to grow among ...
America’s current Civil Rights climate the most dangerous in decades
By Jane Kennedy Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — In a wide-ranging discussion on Capitol Hill among lawmakers, activists, policy experts and former Obama administration officials about the state of civil rights in the ...
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Historic Pythian finds new life as residential complex
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer A building once described by The Times Picayune as “the biggest enterprise ever attempted by the colored race of the United States,” is in the process ...
Secret hospital inspections may become public at last
By Charles Ornstein ProPublica The public could soon get a look at confidential reports about errors, mishaps and mix-ups in the nation’s hospitals that put patients’ health and safety at risk, under ...
The Black Press shows resilience of the Black community
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — For 190 years, the Black Press has chronicled the spirit and resilience of the African-American community.
PACs focus on getting more Blacks into politics
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In the aftermath of former-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s crushing defeat last November, a number of groups were launched to encourage ...
NOPD and LSP praised for court performances
Despite the negative press the New Orleans Police Department and the Louisiana State Police have received in recent months, both agencies were praised for the way officers from both law ...
Nonprofits leverage Jazz Fest to earn money to sustain missions
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer It may not seem wise to try setting up an event during Jazz Fest season, whether it’s a competing concert, crawfish boil or simple garage sale. ...

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