June 2018 Archive

Hate Thy Neighbor colors Sessions’ Immigration Practices
Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions has reached down into the garbage can of history to twist passages of Holy Scripture, once used by segregationists to perpetuate slavery, segregation, White nationalism and ...
Baby burglars?
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor According to several media reports, a group of kids, some as young as nine, have been breaking into people’s homes in the Faubourg Marigny and burglarizing them.
Lawsuit accuses trooper of using excessive force
A federal lawsuit filed June 10 by a New Orleans man accuses a Louisiana State trooper of using excessive force during his arrest. Zachary Terrell, 29, says in court papers ...
Why black women’s experiences of #MeToo are different
By Yolanda Wilson Contributing Writer (Special from TheConversa-tion.com) – In April, a 25-year-old black woman named Chikesia Clemons was violently arrested by police at a Waffle House restaurant in Alabama.
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Congressional Black Caucus wants marijuana decriminalized
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (NorthStarNewsToday.com) – The Congressional Black Caucus announced earlier this month its support of decriminalization of marijuana, the centerpiece of the nation’s war on drugs that ...
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Judge Joan Bernard Armstrong, first Black female jurist, dies
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Judge Joan Bernard Armstrong, a trailblazer in the Louisiana judiciary, passed away June 9 in New Orleans at the age of 77. Judge Armstrong became the first woman ...
The group behind Confederate monuments also built a memorial to the Klan
By Greg Huffman Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – It was a Saturday. The mailman never comes to my door, but there was his knock. A couple days earlier I had ...
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Taking care of seniors in hot weather
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) – We all suffer in hot weather. However, for elderly and disabled people and those with chronic health conditions such as vascular disease or diabetes, the ...
Supreme Court rules Ohio voter purges are legal
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – In a 5-4 decision on June 11, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ohio can resume its purge of infrequent ...
Black Men share their lessons from Fatherhood
By Kenae Damon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Educator, author and speaker, Dr. Jawanza Kanjufu, says, “We encourage every man to be a responsible father. There has never been a time when we ...

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