September 2018 Archive

Residents satisfied with NOPD but concerned about drugs, survey finds
According to a new survey conducted by the New Orleans Crime Coalition, more than half of the city’s residents say they’re satisfied with the job the NOPD is doing.
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Jon Batiste – makes it work on Hollywood Africans
Jon Batiste Hollywood Africans (Verve) First of all, a little explanation concerning the cover and title of Jon Batiste’s new album seems to be in order. Yes, the cover is simply a serene ...
N.O. City Council wants its own experts to help oversee the S&WB
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens After months of frustrated attempts to get answers from the Sewerage and Water Board on a series of controversies, the New Orleans City Council is moving ...
Honoring Reconstruction’s legacy: the freedom to vote
By Rebekah Barber and Billy Corriber Contributing Writers (Special from Facing South) — One hundred and fifty years ago, a Congress dominated by “Radical Republicans” — mostly former abolitionists who represented Northern ...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac offering mortgages for as little as a three percent down payment
By Christopher G. Cox Contributing Writer One of the biggest obstacles confronting low- and moderate-income home buyers is coming up with the 20 percent down payment that many financial advisors recommend they ...
Bogalusa Blues & Heritage Fest is going to ‘Fessaround’ on September 29
On Saturday, September 29 the Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival will celebrate the 100th birthday of “Professor Longhair,” Henry Roland Byrd. “Fess,” as he is often referred to, was ...
By enforcing climate change denial, Trump puts us all in peril
By Jesse Jackson Sr. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist North Carolina has been hit with a storm of biblical ferocity. Florence has left at least 17 dead there, 500,000 without power, with flash flooding ...
Don’t let them break her spirit!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Two very talented Black women went out to play a game of tennis a few days ago. I’m sure each of them looked forward ...
I fought for our country, now NFL players are kneeling for me
By Samuel Innocent Guest Columnist I’m a veteran of the U.S. Army. So it may come as a surprise that the day I read about NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, ...
Just another boogeyman
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor PART II If you watch the media closely, you will notice that the lion’s share of mainstream media coverage of Black men is doled out to two groups: ...

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