New Orleans’ legendary ambassador, Fats Domino, dies at age 89
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer When Fats Domino sat at the piano to perform, his vocal microphone was always at the side closest to the audience. Each time he began to sing, ... Groups urge UN to protect human rights in the U.S.
On October 23, 1947, the NAACP submitted a petition, “An Appeal to the World” edited by noted scholar and justice advocate William Edward Burghardt DuBois that asked the United Nations ... The Voter Fraud Commission wants your data — but experts say they can’t keep it safe
By Jessica Huseman and Derek Willis ProPublica The voter-fraud-checking program championed by the head of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity suffers from data security flaws that could imperil the safety ... Grambling State shooting suspect turns himself in
The suspect in a shooting that killed a Grambling State University student and his friend after an altercation on the historically Black college’s campus turned himself in Thursday. Can technology predict falls in older adults?
By Randy Rieland Contributing Writer (Special from Next Avenue/New America Media) – The prospect of aging can conjure up a multitude of horrors — a mind stolen by dementia, a body debilitated ... La. hires controversial law firm to block fix for racist judicial elections
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer UPDATE: Matthew Block, executive counsel for the office of Gov. John Bel Edwards, contacted Facing South after publication of this story with the following statement: “First, please ... La. prepares to release hundreds of inmates
In a matter of days, the number of prison inmates being released from Louisiana jails could nearly double, thanks to reforms passed in the State Legislature earlier this year in ... American Express’ Chenault to retire
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — American Express Co. announced that Kenneth I. Chenault, chairman and CEO of the New York-based credit and charge card issuer, and ... Morial Convention Center generates $2 billion in 2016
The 2017 economic impact report, prepared by the University of New Orleans Division of Business and Economic Research, showed that the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hosted 128 events last ... The Saxophone Summit – A celebration of the Tenor
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “The power of three tenors sort of sounds like a train coming down the tracks,” says saxophonist Derek Douget, who will be joined to make such a ...
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