December 2018 Archive
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Newswire Contributor It may seem like a strange question, but after CNN’s termination of Marc Lamont Hill, I have to ask that question. Let me go further: ... Countdown to hope and change again!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Do you remember how much we looked forward to hope and change when President Barack Obama was running for office? As I talk with ... It’s time for a focus on Economics
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Now that the midterm elections are over, it’s time, once again, to alert Black folks to the peril and stupidity of putting nearly all of our ... Plantation fascination
It is no secret that the stately plantation homes in the River Parishes are a major draw for area tourists. People from all over the world flock to St. James, ... White churches have a moral responsibility to stand up
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist In 2019, we will commemorate 400 years since the first 20 slaves were transported by ship from Africa by white slave traders and landed in Jamestown, Va. ... Councilwoman pushes permanent restrictions for short-term rentals
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens At a meeting on Dec. 20, the New Orleans City Council will consider adding a slew of new restrictions to the city’s existing short-term rental law. ... The disproportionate imprisonment of Black women in America
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Missy Venable (not her real name) said she has trouble sleeping at night. It’s not the typical case of insomnia. It’s the after effects of spending ... SCOTUS hears important Civil Forfeiture case
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent The Supreme Court this week is considering limiting the practice of civil forfeiture, which law enforcement has used since the War on Drugs mostly against ... June drug bust shows potential pitfalls of citywide surveillance system, defense attorneys say
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens City officials have touted a growing, centralized video surveillance system as a way to build better cases for prosecutors and catch criminals as technicians monitor live ... Carjackings on the rise in N.O.
As an off-duty sheriff’s deputy recovers from a gunshot wound to the chest, neighbors in the Little Woods neighborhood of eastern New Orleans are calling for an end to the ...
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