August 2017 Archive
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer As students and their families begin preparing for another school year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is reporting a record increase over the past year in ... JOE LASTIE JR. – Preserving N.O. Music and All That Jazz
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer As the 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, Joe Frank Lastie Jr. is ramping up his mission to preserve New Orleans’ traditional music, a.k.a, Jazz. Lastie, a ... Black police executives reject Trump encouragement to rough up suspects
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — The Nation’s premier association of Black police executives — convening in Atlanta last week — has responded to rogue statements made by President ... McCain’s brain cancer draws renewed attention to possible Agent Orange connection
By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica and Mike Hixenbaugh The Houston Chronicle When Amy Jones’ dad, Paul, was diagnosed with glioblastoma last month, she wondered whether it might be tied to his time in Vietnam. New Education State plans receive mixed reviews
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Education policy experts have expressed serious concerns about some of the state plans submitted under the Every Student Succeeds Act. What’s left of Booker T. Washington High School has been taken off National Register of Historic Places
By Marta Jewson The Lens Booker T. Washington High School, the first high school built for Black students in New Orleans, was added to the The National Register of Historic Places in ... Speaking of ‘rigged’
By Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith Guest Columnist Within the last few weeks, much of the African-American community has been thrown into abject pain yet again. The police officer who was seen ... Rogue cop U.S.A.
By Rhodesia Muhammad Contributing Writer (Special from The Final Call and New America Media) — In New Orleans, scandal has once again reared its ugly head in a city that has ... Voter fraud commission itself is fraudulent
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com There’s a branch in philosophy called epistemology that deals with the theory of knowledge. How do we know what we know? How do we know what is true? ... Muddy water in Chocolate City
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor A haunting line from one of the best post-Katrina celebratory brass band songs has been ringing in my ears of late: “We made it through that muddy, ...
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