September 2017 Archive
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Record-breaking back-to-back hurricanes in Houston and Florida brought unprecedented winds and rains affecting millions of Americans. Yet another storm just as brutal but financial in nature is ... It must be Fall as the season is just around the corner
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Sometimes there’s a real need to just have a change of scenery – to get out of the city proper. The Wednesdays at the Point music series ... Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
By Bill Fletcher NNPA Columnist It has been nothing short of horrifying to watch the pictures of Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Texas and Louisiana. We can only imagine what it has been ... We must have a new Poor People’s Campaign and moral revival
By Bishop William J. Barber, II Guest Columnist Channeling the incisive analysis of our best historians, TaNehisi Coates cut through the talking points of political pundits last week to name Donald ... Education has always been the key
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor As the new school year kicks into high gear, the entire community needs to take time to reflect on the importance of education to the future of ... Plan to free up NOPD manpower moves forward
Although it is not yet a done deal, a plan conceived by the Landrieu administration to utilize off-duty and reserve police officers working for a private company to respond to ... Common Core vs. State Standards: What’s the difference?
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – Education must be governed by standards to achieve the learning goals that all parents seek for their children, said Dr. Reagan Flowers, a ... NOPD clears undercover cop in fatal N.O. East shooting
After an eighth-month investigation of an officer-involved fatal shooting that claimed the life of an eastern New Orleans man in January, the New Orleans Police Department has concluded that the ... Police brutality now is part of the Chicago Public Schools’ curriculum
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — The Chicago Public Schools will begin teaching students about police brutality as part of a $5.5 million reparations package agreed to ... New financial center aims to close racial wealth gap
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — During the 2008 housing crisis, an estimated seven million Americans lost their homes due to foreclosure. African-Americans were hit the hardest with a ...
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