N.O. and B.R. included in discriminatory lawsuit against Bank of America
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Several fair housing advocates including the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) have sued Bank of America for alleged housing discrimination. Master P holds rally for brother’s release
Percy “Master P” Miller, a New Orleans businessman and founder of No Limit Entertainment, held a rally last week calling for the release of his younger brother, Corey “C-Murder” Miller, ... Racial divides found in student loan defaults
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer With 44 million consumers owing student debt that now reaches $1.5 trillion and still climbing, a lot of people want to better understand how and why this ... Portland State University police shoot to death registered gun owner who was Black
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — Portland State University police shot to death a registered gun owner and a Navy veteran who was trying to break up a fight ... Black General is commander of West Point
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — U.S. Army Lieutenant General Darryl A. Williams has been named the 60th superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, making ... Legendary pianist and vocalist, Henry Butler, dies
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Henry Butler September 21, 1948 – July 2, 2018 One could always expect the unexpected from Henry Butler as a brilliant musician and man. Musical boundaries didn’t exist for ... AME Church and Black banks launch new partnership for Black wealth
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — The Black Church, among the most prosperous institutions in America, has long led movements for the spiritual, social and civic uplift of Black people. ... Unlocked and loaded: Families confront dementia and guns
By JoNel Aleccia and Melissa Bailey Contributors (Special from California Healthline, and Kaiser Health News via BlackVoiceNews) — With a bullet in her gut, her voice choked with pain, Dee Hill ... Justice Kennedy’s replacement has some Blacks worried
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s impending retirement has Black organizations biting their nails, fearing that a more doctrinaire jurist will be ... NOLa music, as stylistically diverse as the musicians who play it
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Mark Braud Living the Tradition (Independent) As a member of the musical Brunious family, trumpeter, vocalist and composer Mark Braud defines the title of his latest album, Living the Tradition. ...
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