NFL tells players patriotism is more important than protest – here’s why that didn’t work during WWI
By Chad Williams Contributing Writer (Special from TheConversa-tion.com) — The recent decision by the NFL regarding player protests and the national anthem has yet again exposed the fraught relationship between African Americans ... School board, city in talks about diverted property taxes
By Charles Maldonado The Lens The Orleans Parish School Board has been talking to the city of New Orleans over the city’s questionable diversion of millions of dollars in taxes, including those ...
Business startups are on the rise, helped by Internet tools
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Business startups in Louisiana and the nation have recovered from a downturn as entrepreneurs harness internet technology. Startups shrank when credit tightened in the 2007-2009 recession. And ...
All things New Orleans…
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Chief of Chiefs — Robert Nathaniel Lee and the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, 1915-2001 Al Kennedy (Pelican Publishing Company) One doesn’t necessarily need to be involved in or ... Battles against racism swirled as Americans paused for Memorial Day
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — As Taps was played in the Arlington National Cemetery and the President placed the wreath and held a moment of silence during the somber ... Black women changing the tide of American politics
By Jeffrey L. Boney NNPA Newswire Contributor Last week, the world witnessed something that had never been done before in the history of politics in the United States. Not only did Democratic ... Abrams, standing on strong shoulders
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I am among the millions who are ecstatic that Stacey Abrams won the Democratic nomination for governor in Georgia. She didn’t just win, she rocked, clobbering her ... It’s time for Nfl owners to seize this opportunity for greatness
By Kaia Wright Guest Columnist National Football League (NFL) owners recently converged on Atlanta, Georgia for its Spring League meeting. While several topics were on the agenda, none garnered as much attention ... Silencing our voices
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist When the voices representing us are silenced, what do we do? Many of us love sports and since most teams in almost every ... Watch your mouth, Miss Roseanne
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor All comedic actress Roseanne Barr was trying to do was have a little fun, so why are so many people upset with her? Barr’s comments were aimed at ...
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By Chad Williams Contributing Writer (Special from TheConversa-tion.com) — The recent decision by the NFL regarding player protests and the national anthem has yet again exposed the fraught relationship between African Americans ... School board, city in talks about diverted property taxes
By Charles Maldonado The Lens The Orleans Parish School Board has been talking to the city of New Orleans over the city’s questionable diversion of millions of dollars in taxes, including those ...
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Business startups in Louisiana and the nation have recovered from a downturn as entrepreneurs harness internet technology. Startups shrank when credit tightened in the 2007-2009 recession. And ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Chief of Chiefs — Robert Nathaniel Lee and the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, 1915-2001 Al Kennedy (Pelican Publishing Company) One doesn’t necessarily need to be involved in or ... Battles against racism swirled as Americans paused for Memorial Day
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — As Taps was played in the Arlington National Cemetery and the President placed the wreath and held a moment of silence during the somber ... Black women changing the tide of American politics
By Jeffrey L. Boney NNPA Newswire Contributor Last week, the world witnessed something that had never been done before in the history of politics in the United States. Not only did Democratic ... Abrams, standing on strong shoulders
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I am among the millions who are ecstatic that Stacey Abrams won the Democratic nomination for governor in Georgia. She didn’t just win, she rocked, clobbering her ... It’s time for Nfl owners to seize this opportunity for greatness
By Kaia Wright Guest Columnist National Football League (NFL) owners recently converged on Atlanta, Georgia for its Spring League meeting. While several topics were on the agenda, none garnered as much attention ... Silencing our voices
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist When the voices representing us are silenced, what do we do? Many of us love sports and since most teams in almost every ... Watch your mouth, Miss Roseanne
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor All comedic actress Roseanne Barr was trying to do was have a little fun, so why are so many people upset with her? Barr’s comments were aimed at ...
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