June 2018 Archive
By Abrahm Lustgarten, Lisa Song and Talia Buford ProPublica A major environmental health study that had been suppressed by the Trump administration because of the “public relations nightmare” it might cause the ... Our Tricentennial: 300 years later, is N.O. still an international city?
By Nicholas Hamburger Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is Part II of a series of articles chronicling New Orleans’ immigrant communities and their cultural influence, economic impact, and individual stories on the ... Patients, Health professionals observe World Sickle Cell Day
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — It’s been 100 years since sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood disorder, was first discovered. New Orleans music got soul, soul, soul plus funk, jazz and a bit of hilarity
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Derrick Freeman and James Martin SOUL (Independent) It’s apparent that Derrick Freeman likes to keep busy. The longtime drummer with trumpeter Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers, Freeman leads and ... Crowns at Le Petit on heals of Tony Award winning The Band’s Visit
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Maxwell Williams is known locally as the artistic director who transformed the French Quarter’s Le Petit Theatre from a mid-range community stage into one of the most ... Black mamas are dying. We can stop it.
By Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) NNPA Guest Columnist Black mothers are dying and it’s time to do something about it. Every year, more than 700 American mothers lose their lives to pregnancy or ... Pres. Trump is pressured to halt separating children from parents as part of ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Last Wednesday, Donald Trump signed an executive order changing his widely criticized “zero tolerance” policy for undocumented persons apprehended at the border, a policy that has led ... Shackled for praying
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Faith and prayer have been the backbone of the African-American community since we came upon these shores. We have counted on our faith leaders (the roll ... Slave owners and Nazis quoted Romans 13 to justify immorality too
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Trump administration has separated some 2,000 children from their parents, most of whom have come to the United States seeking asylum. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ... Votes that matter to us
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist All of our lives we’ve been told how important our vote is. Well, that’s not enough in 2018. Everyone who has reminded us ...
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