By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer The Social Security Administration has recently implemented changes to their Social Security Disability Income application process, including the reinstatement of the reconsideration step in the claim application ... $250M initiative aims to create healthier families through affordable housing
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer With eyes on New Orleans as a potential beneficiary, Enterprise Community Partners Inc., a non-profit based in Maryland, is hoping a new, $250 million initiative aimed at ... McDonogh 35 alum form partnership with InspireNOLA
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer On January 24, representatives and stakeholders met at McDonogh 35 high school in order to announce a partnership between McDonogh 35’s Alumni Association and InspireNOLA, the ... Council postpones votes on Entergy plant repeal, $5 million fine
By Charles Maldonado The Lens The New Orleans City Council has delayed a vote on a resolution that would repeal its March 8 approval of Entergy New Orleans’ proposed $211 million power ... Health insurer GED program provides pathways to success for Medicaid participants
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer In May 2018, Jessica Brown of Slidell took a major, brave step in her life when she received her GED. Son of new NOPD chief facing battery charges
Less than a week after NOPD Supt. Shaun Ferguson was sworn in, the veteran cop had to tackle a case that had to pose a challenge for him; the arrest ... Former Chicago cop who killed Laquan McDonald sentenced to 81 months
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — Former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke’s African-American brother-in-law said Van Dyke wasn’t a racist although he shot to death Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old Black ...
By Judith Graham Contributing Writer (Kaiser Health News) — Older adults need to eat more protein-rich foods when losing weight, dealing with a chronic or acute illness, or facing a hospitalization, according ... Kamala Harris announces she is running for president of the U.S.
(BlackmansStreet.Today) – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris announced last week on “Good Morning America” she is seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination for president, adding to the growing list of women ... La. Black Panther Party leader, activist honored
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer The crowd sat waiting patiently for the processional to begin at SUNO-Lakefront’s newly opened Millie M. Charles School of Social Work. The inaugural Living Legend event, hosted ...
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