Because he was an Eagle Scout, media loves a white man who gunned down two Black men in Louisiana
We’ve seen this story before: a Black person is murdered by a police officer and the media becomes obsessed with finding out everything and anything about the victim’s background to ...
Tornado recovery in New Orleans East could take up to another year
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer By all accounts, an initial outpouring of support to victims of February’s New Orleans East tornado was generous and appreciated. But seven months later, it’s evident that ...
Even with advanced degrees, Black women earn less than white men
By Bria Nicole Stone Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Black women have to work seven extra months to earn what white men were paid in 2016. On average, Black women make ... La. will use $20M in BP fines to expand a coastal-monitoring program
By Della Hasselle The Lens Louisiana has received $19.5 million in fines from the 2010 BP oil spill to expand a system to collect data on the effect of coastal restoration projects.
Under threat of deportation, dreamers speak out
[caption id="attachment_26519" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Valeria (left) and her sister, Miriam (right), arrived in the United States from Mexico with their mother in 2000 when Valeria was 7 years old. Both ... Officials announce expansion of New Orleans direct flights
By Sharon Armstrong Contributing Writer In 2016, according to officials, more than 11 million passengers passed through New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport – an increase of almost four percent from 2015’s ... Bias against hiring African Americans hasn’t budged
By Hilary Hurd Anyaso Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – Rates of discrimination against African Americans in field experiments of hiring did not decline from 1990 to 2015, according to the ... Forum about racism on college campuses held
By Lauren Victoria Burke and Freddie Allen Contributing Writers (NNPA) — Congressional Democrats, led by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and ... Americans’ rights to stand up against Big Banks
In Proverbs 31:9, the Bible encourages leaders to “speak up and judge fairly” and “defend the rights of the poor and needy.” And now, our Senators in Washington have been ... What happens to a dream deferred?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Our 45th President swept into office with a foundation of racist claims. First, the very basis of his political participation was his false assertion (for ...
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We’ve seen this story before: a Black person is murdered by a police officer and the media becomes obsessed with finding out everything and anything about the victim’s background to ...
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer By all accounts, an initial outpouring of support to victims of February’s New Orleans East tornado was generous and appreciated. But seven months later, it’s evident that ...
By Bria Nicole Stone Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Black women have to work seven extra months to earn what white men were paid in 2016. On average, Black women make ... La. will use $20M in BP fines to expand a coastal-monitoring program
By Della Hasselle The Lens Louisiana has received $19.5 million in fines from the 2010 BP oil spill to expand a system to collect data on the effect of coastal restoration projects.
[caption id="attachment_26519" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Valeria (left) and her sister, Miriam (right), arrived in the United States from Mexico with their mother in 2000 when Valeria was 7 years old. Both ... Officials announce expansion of New Orleans direct flights
By Sharon Armstrong Contributing Writer In 2016, according to officials, more than 11 million passengers passed through New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport – an increase of almost four percent from 2015’s ... Bias against hiring African Americans hasn’t budged
By Hilary Hurd Anyaso Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – Rates of discrimination against African Americans in field experiments of hiring did not decline from 1990 to 2015, according to the ... Forum about racism on college campuses held
By Lauren Victoria Burke and Freddie Allen Contributing Writers (NNPA) — Congressional Democrats, led by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and ... Americans’ rights to stand up against Big Banks
In Proverbs 31:9, the Bible encourages leaders to “speak up and judge fairly” and “defend the rights of the poor and needy.” And now, our Senators in Washington have been ... What happens to a dream deferred?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Our 45th President swept into office with a foundation of racist claims. First, the very basis of his political participation was his false assertion (for ...
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