N.O. man still waiting to be freed after eight years with no trial
The U.S. Constitution guarantees every citizen who has been charged with a crime the right to a speedy trial. Unless, of course, you live in New Orleans.
HIV rates remain high in the Black community
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was Wednesday, February 7, but if you missed the parade that acknowledged the day, you’re not ...
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – Triple-header
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer It’s a triple-header for Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah who performs at the Contemporary Arts Center on three consecutive nights, Wednesday, February 21 through Friday, February 23. It ... The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s declaration of dependence
By Jesse Eisiner ProPublica In early February, the Federal Reserve delivered its most significant punishment of a major bank in a generation, sanctioning Wells Fargo for its pattern of customer exploitation. New Poor People’s March kicks off this Spring
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — For more than a year, the Rev. Dr. William Barber II, former North Carolina NAACP president, has been crisscrossing the country issuing a clarion ... Jefferson Parish’s future carnival seasons facing crisis
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Just what is the fate of the Jefferson Parish Mardi Gras? Crowds, riders, and even some krewes have decamped to St. Charles Avenue. ... George Washington Carver, a former slave, still a towering figure in science, education
More than 75 years after his passing, George Washington Carver remains a towering figure in Black history, American history, and in the fields of agriculture and science. But as heralded as ... New Orleans’ SELA drainage work should end this year, except on Florida Ave.
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer On some days, you need nerves of steel to drive down Louisiana Avenue during rush hour. It’s one of several arteries torn up under a $2 billion ... Celebrate yourself
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Part II There’s been a great deal of conversation in the community in recent years about the power relationship between Blacks and whites and how that relationship is ... Black Panther is the Superhero – and heroines – we deserve
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League As long as there have been movies, there have been movie heroes. From Douglas Fairbanks’ swashbuckling heroes like Zorro and Robin Hood in the ...
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The U.S. Constitution guarantees every citizen who has been charged with a crime the right to a speedy trial. Unless, of course, you live in New Orleans.
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) — National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was Wednesday, February 7, but if you missed the parade that acknowledged the day, you’re not ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer It’s a triple-header for Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah who performs at the Contemporary Arts Center on three consecutive nights, Wednesday, February 21 through Friday, February 23. It ... The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s declaration of dependence
By Jesse Eisiner ProPublica In early February, the Federal Reserve delivered its most significant punishment of a major bank in a generation, sanctioning Wells Fargo for its pattern of customer exploitation. New Poor People’s March kicks off this Spring
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — For more than a year, the Rev. Dr. William Barber II, former North Carolina NAACP president, has been crisscrossing the country issuing a clarion ... Jefferson Parish’s future carnival seasons facing crisis
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Just what is the fate of the Jefferson Parish Mardi Gras? Crowds, riders, and even some krewes have decamped to St. Charles Avenue. ... George Washington Carver, a former slave, still a towering figure in science, education
More than 75 years after his passing, George Washington Carver remains a towering figure in Black history, American history, and in the fields of agriculture and science. But as heralded as ... New Orleans’ SELA drainage work should end this year, except on Florida Ave.
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer On some days, you need nerves of steel to drive down Louisiana Avenue during rush hour. It’s one of several arteries torn up under a $2 billion ... Celebrate yourself
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Part II There’s been a great deal of conversation in the community in recent years about the power relationship between Blacks and whites and how that relationship is ... Black Panther is the Superhero – and heroines – we deserve
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League As long as there have been movies, there have been movie heroes. From Douglas Fairbanks’ swashbuckling heroes like Zorro and Robin Hood in the ...
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