August 2017 Archive

Civil rights groups urge Black parents to lead on ESSA state plans
By Shayla Simmons Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – Sirraya Gant, the mother of two sons who graduated from high schools in Washington, D.C. said that getting involved in her older son’s academic ...
Principals file paperwork to convert Ben Franklin, Bethune elementary schools to charters
By Marta Jewson The Lens Two elementary school principals involved in a failed bid this spring to convert New Orleans’ remaining traditional schools to charters have filed paperwork saying they want to ...
New Orleans mayoral candidates pursuit of the white vote
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Desiree Charbonnet, LaToya Cantrell, Troy Henry, and Michael Bagneris have each adopted a “wedge issue” to demonstrate their individual palatability to city’s normally conservative Caucasian electorate in ...
Nayita Wilson, author of PR That PRopels: A Strategic Guide for Winning Public Strategies, at a recent book signing.
PR strategist and Louisiana Weekly contributor pens new book
Nayita Wilson, public relations strategist and long-term contributing writer for The Louisiana Weekly, has authored and released a new book, PR That PRopels, which is geared towards empowering visionaries, entrepreneurs, ...
Could a vaccine prevent Alzheimer’s? Some researchers think so
By Elizabeth Payne Contributing Writer (Special from Ottawa Citizen/New America Media) — Could Alzheimer’s disease be prevented one day with a vaccine? That is the tantalizing promise of a body of scientific research ...
Digital health portals could actually widen health disparities
By Viji Sundaram Contributing Writer (Special from New America Media) — A much-heralded push toward digital patient portals, commonly integrated with electronic health records, may be exacerbating health disparities between rich and ...
Report: The changing workplace presents both an opportunity and a risk for Blacks
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington D.C.-based think tank for Black elected officials, recently released a report ...
Amazon/Whole Foods deal concerns CBC
(Special from NorthstarNews Today) — Online retailer Amazon.com’s agreement to buy Whole Foods Market, the upscale grocery chain, for $13.4 billion has some members of the Congressional Black Caucus concerned ...
'The Talk' television commercial features African-American women discussing the realities of being Black in America and warning their children about racism.
Procter & Gamble’s ‘The Talk’ ad stirs race debate
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – Procter & Gamble kicked off the 10th anniversary celebration of the “My Black is Beautiful” campaign by releasing a commercial titled “The Talk,” ...
Policy aims to make America white again
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III TriceEdneyWire.com Analysis The Trump administration has expressed its support for a much harder line on legal immigration into America. These changes are reflected in the ...

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