April 2017 Archive
By Allie Yee Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — The Trump administration has continued its crackdown on immigration this week, most recently taking aim at so-called “sanctuary cities.” In January, President ... Legislative CAT fight is looming
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer In his “2017 Budget Stabili-zation Plan,” Louisiana’s Governor split the difference on his tax reform proposal. In a press conference less than two ... Black Caucus members give mixed reviews on meeting with Trump
By Jane Kennedy Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Throughout his bid for the White House, then-candidate Donald J. Trump had an annoying habit of treating all African Americans as a homogeneous group of ... Despite rulings, battle over monuments rolls on
Despite two recent court rulings that paved the way for the City of New Orleans to move four Confederate-era monuments from public spaces and place them in yet-to-be-determined locations, one ... Public health crisis: Does televised violence result in aggressive behavior among our youth?
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Violence among youths is an important public health problem. Some of the documented reasons are the early onset of aggressive behavior in childhood, social problem-solving ... Recovering from trauma of financial elder abuse—what to do
By Michael O. Schroeder Contributing Writer Part III (US News&World Report/New America Media) — As with those who have endured other types of abuse, victims of financial elder abuse often feel they can’t ... Coghill teachers are the latest to unionize at a N.O. charter school
By Marta Jewson The Lens Teachers at Mary D. Coghill Charter School have formed a union and are asking the charter school’s board to negotiate a contract on behalf of its teachers ... La. descendants of slaves owned by Georgetown University meet to preserve history of their ancestors
By Charmaine Jackson Contributing Writer In 1838, Jesuit priests from one of the nation’s most elite Catholic universities sold 272 men, women, and children to slave owners in Louisiana, all in the ... French Quarter Festival – Aaron Neville at last and so many more
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The big news of the 2017 French Quarter Festival, Thursday, April 6 – Sunday, April 9, 2017 is the arrival of the much-loved, vocalist supreme Aaron Neville. ... Secret Service and the Trumps — Hypocrisy and hubris
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The “budget lite” that our 45th President submitted is described as a “budget blueprint to make America Great Again.” Submitted in the third week of March, ...
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