July 2018 Archive

Sunday in New Orleans – Gospel, Funky R&B, Blues and Baby Dolls
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “It’s all music,” is a statement often made by musicians and especially this city’s artists who enjoy and can play in many styles. That’s just one of ...
Our Tricentennial: 300 years later, is N.O. still an international city?
By Nicholas Hamburger Contributing Writer La Ciudad Hondureña: Hondurans in New Orleans Editor’s Note: This is Part III of a series of articles chronicling New Orleans’ immigrant communities and their cultural influence, economic ...
24th annual Essence Music Festival hits record numbers
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer An impressive crowd of (mostly) women poured into the Good Vibes super lounge last Saturday evening (July 7), to see actor and heartthrob Idris Elba, who in ...
Arrogant SCOTUS justices trample the law in service of the rich
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist We are witnessing an astounding attack on democracy by the five male right-wing majority of the Supreme Court — “black robed rulers,” Supreme Court Justice Elena ...
Another assault on the Black Press
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. President/CEO, NNPA Amid the rush to comprehend the ramifications of a full-scale international trade war initiated by the errant and backward tariff policies of the ...
Rise up ye women!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Black women have long understood the vineyard would fail without us. We’ve always been about the business of protecting and prospering our people. We’ve ...
A little magic
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor As a kid growing up in New Orleans, there was absolutely nothing I enjoyed more than a little magic. Magic had the power to spice up everyday ...
Mick Mulvaney turns away from consumers to help payday lenders
By Charlene Crowell Guest Columnist Every payday, working Americans are reminded of the multiple tax deductions that pay for government. If you’re like most people who work for a living, the biggest ...
S&WB seeking to fill 50 positions
In the midst of solving its billing problems, properly training its employees to read and record the information on water meters and seeking to prevent the kind of local flooding ...
N.O. charter schools add parents to boards to increase parent involvement
By Marta Jewson The Lens Charter schools in New Orleans have been adding parents and recent graduates to their governing boards as part of their return to the oversight of the Orleans ...

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