September 2018 Archive

Orleans Parish D.A. frustrated over bond settings
Police arrested 44-year-old Lawrence Howard on May 18 and booked him with home invasion and violating a protective order, according to FOX 8 News.
Terrytown school rethinks its hair policy
Christ the King Elementary School announced last week that it would scrap its hair policy that forbids students from wearing hair extensions.
Check with Voter Registrar – Are you still on the rolls?
By Mark Hedin Contributing Writer (Special from Ethnic Media Services) — U.S. citizens across the country soon will vote on all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, for 35 U.S. senators ...
Prison strike sheds light on harsh inmate treatment
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — In an extraordinary display of defiance, inmates from penal institutions in 17 states and Canada have gone on strike to protest treatment by prison ...
KAVANAUGH AND PICKERING
Kavanaugh’s role in championing a segregationist judge
By Billy Corriher Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – When U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh worked as an attorney for President George W. Bush, he helped to get Charles Pickering ...
Cleo Fields seeks return to state legislature
Baton Rouge attorney and Southern University alum Cleo Fields, once a rising star in the U.S. House of Representatives, is launching a bid to return to his Senate seat in ...
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Earwax, of all things, poses unrecognized risk in long-term care
By JoNel Aleccia Contributing Writer (Special from Kaiser Health News) — Of all the indignities that come with aging, excessive earwax may be the most insidious.
Microwaving food in plastic containers — Dangerous?
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Do you regularly heat up leftovers in plastic food-storage containers? Do you put plastic reusable water bottles in the dishwasher when they need a deep ...
Former NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2015
‘Hidden Figures’ Katherine Johnson turns 100
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Katherine Johnson, who hand-crunched the numbers for America’s first manned space flight – a feat that finally got its Big Screen acknowledgement just ...
Marines move to tackle racial extremists in the Corps
By Rahima Nasa ProPublica The United States Marine Corps has taken steps to combat racial extremists in its ranks, issuing an updated order emphasizing that participation in white supremacist and other ...

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