Justice continues to be elusive for Gordon Plaza residents
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer For more than twenty years, residents of Gordon Plaza have been asking the city of New Orleans to relocate them. In the 1990s, they learned (following ... LEH receives NEH grant to open John Scott Center
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) won a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to build the John Scott Center, an interactive museum ... Orleans Parish school district considers legal action to recover withheld taxes from city
By Charles Maldonado The Lens The Orleans Parish school district may sue the city of New Orleans to recover what could be millions of dollars in property taxes the city collected on ... PR blitz for STRs wins over District E councilperson
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer While the issue of short-term home rentals has embroiled several parts of New Orleans and the surrounding area in often-heated discussion, New Orleans East has largely escaped ... Wess Anderson and cohorts celebrate Natural History and Lou Donaldson
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Hand claps and the words natural history continually repeated make for an invigorating start to the album – well, what else? – Natural History . Its creators ... Suspended for Wearing Hair Extensions
Christ the King Elementary School under fire for suspending two students over their hairstyles Two African-American sixth-grade girls who attend Christ the King Elementary School in Terrytown were asked to leave ... Three African Americans claim rare Engineering accomplishment
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor The National Academy of Engineering has 83 new members this year, including a rare three African-Americans who are scheduled to be inducted in a ceremony ... The lasting legacy of the Queen of Soul
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League If you could choose one artist to embody the African-American experience of the 20th century, it would have to be the incomparable Miss ... Rep. Jim Clyburn says that Democrats that want to win in November must advertise in the Black Press
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – While there’s at least a perceived growing number of Democrats who say they want to replace California Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic ... New study provides critical insights on health needs of African Americans
(NNPANewswirePR) — African Americans express more motivation to pursue a healthier lifestyle than non-African Americans, yet are less likely to describe themselves as being in good health, according to recent ...
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