August 2017 Archive

Super-early detection of Alzheimer’s made possible by brain scans
By Lisa Esposito Contributing Writer (Special from US News & World Report/New America Media) — “Tau tangles” and “amyloid plaques” might evoke a Medusa-like image of a head full of chaotic, snake-ridden ...
CrescentCare breaks ground on Elysian Fields Health Center
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer New Orleans added one more address to its growing list of clinics during last week’s National Health Center Week. On August 15, CrescentCare broke ground on a new ...
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Sleep: Nature’s elixir for sustaining good health
By Kevin McNeir Contributing Writer (Washington Informer/New America Media) — How many hours per night do you sleep? Do you ever feel the need to take a catnap in order to make ...
Aerial view of the Southshore Harbor where Tipitina's proposed complex will be located.
New Orleans East is capitalizing on water, music and views
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer A revival on the New Orleans East waterfront is rippling from the Lakefront Airport and a nearby complex planned by Tipitina’s owners Roland and Mary von Kurnatowski ...
Battle lines drawn in wake of Charlottesville incident
The FBI and federal prosecutors announced Saturday night. Aug. 12, that a civil rights investigation will be opened into the vehicular death of a 32-year-old woman and injuries to 20 ...
Southerners on New Ground’s ‘bail out’ campaign continues the radical tradition of Black August
By Rebekah Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – A few months ago when activists with the regional queer liberation group Southerners on New Ground (SONG) embarked on their Black ...
President Obama’s policies still drive economic growth
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – In May of 2017, the Black unemployment rate hit its lowest level in 17 years: 7.5 percent. Then, in June, the jobless rate ...
Tour against hate makes stop in New Orleans
By James Sebastien Contributing Writer On August 17, New Orleans’ historic Saenger Theatre was visited by Van Jones’ WE RISE AGAINST HATE TOUR. The Crescent City was just one stop on this ...
What must we do to help HBCUs?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Will another HBCU “bite the dust?” Truly, it depends on us. Pennsylvania’s Cheyney University, the oldest HBCU in the nation (founded in 1837) has been ...
Ben Carson, HUD Secty., visits former N.O. housing developments
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer Brain surgeon-turned-Trump administration head of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Dr. Ben Carson, toured two of New Orleans’ revamped housing project developments last Tuesday, along with ...

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