Gentrification: The new ‘Negro Removal’ program, displacing Black people and culture
By Dr. Ron Daniels Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Gentrification has emerged as a major threat to Black communities that have been centers for Black business/economic development, cultural and civic life for generations. ...
Health care is where the jobs are. But what kind of jobs?
By Rachel Bluth Contributing Writer (Special from Khn.org) — More Americans are now employed in health care than in any other industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tallies job creation, says that ... Vote on short-term rental restrictions delayed until next month
By Charles Maldonado The Lens A preliminary City Council vote on a proposal to add new restrictions to the city’s short-term rental laws, originally scheduled for consideration last week, is being delayed ... With expected privatization of McDonogh 35, New Orleans is poised to become an all-charter city
By Marta Jewson The Lens As the Orleans Parish School Board considers a contract on Thursday that would give McDonogh 35 Senior High School to local charter group InspireNOLA, New Orleans is ... NPS is looking for sites in Mississippi to build monuments to the Civil Rights struggle
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — The National Park Service, which manages the country’s national parks and many of its national monuments, is studying a location or locations throughout Mississippi ...
National Park Foundation buys Dr. King’s boyhood home
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — The National Park Foundation, the philanthropic partner of the National Park Service, has purchased Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s boyhood home in Atlanta from ...
Live music in 2018 – (Some) of the best shows in New Orleans
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer To look over the live music presented in New Orleans in 2018 satisfies in several ways. It’s pleasant to recall and share memories and it’s important ...
Kwanzaa continues to inspire, empower
For more than a half century, Kwanzaa has inspired, ennobled and empowered men, women and children of African descent. As it continues to evolve, it is as relevant today as ... Facebook is under heavy fire by Civil Rights leaders
(Special from Defender News Service) — Civil rights groups were calling for a major leadership change at Facebook one day after a damning report confirmed how the social media giant ...
Dr. Johnnetta Cole named president of the National Council of Negro Women
(BlackmansStreet.Today) — Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole was recently sworn in as chair and president of the National Council of Negro Women, which was founded in 1935 by Dr. Mary McLeod ...
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By Dr. Ron Daniels Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Gentrification has emerged as a major threat to Black communities that have been centers for Black business/economic development, cultural and civic life for generations. ...
By Rachel Bluth Contributing Writer (Special from Khn.org) — More Americans are now employed in health care than in any other industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tallies job creation, says that ... Vote on short-term rental restrictions delayed until next month
By Charles Maldonado The Lens A preliminary City Council vote on a proposal to add new restrictions to the city’s short-term rental laws, originally scheduled for consideration last week, is being delayed ... With expected privatization of McDonogh 35, New Orleans is poised to become an all-charter city
By Marta Jewson The Lens As the Orleans Parish School Board considers a contract on Thursday that would give McDonogh 35 Senior High School to local charter group InspireNOLA, New Orleans is ... NPS is looking for sites in Mississippi to build monuments to the Civil Rights struggle
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — The National Park Service, which manages the country’s national parks and many of its national monuments, is studying a location or locations throughout Mississippi ...
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — The National Park Foundation, the philanthropic partner of the National Park Service, has purchased Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s boyhood home in Atlanta from ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer To look over the live music presented in New Orleans in 2018 satisfies in several ways. It’s pleasant to recall and share memories and it’s important ...
For more than a half century, Kwanzaa has inspired, ennobled and empowered men, women and children of African descent. As it continues to evolve, it is as relevant today as ... Facebook is under heavy fire by Civil Rights leaders
(Special from Defender News Service) — Civil rights groups were calling for a major leadership change at Facebook one day after a damning report confirmed how the social media giant ...
(BlackmansStreet.Today) — Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole was recently sworn in as chair and president of the National Council of Negro Women, which was founded in 1935 by Dr. Mary McLeod ...
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