New Orleans starts new year by deactivating 20 red light cameras
New Orleans, LA — Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Jan. 4 announced the deactivation of 20 out of 31 red-light traffic cameras located outside of school zones. Henriette Delille is two steps away from becoming a Saint
As the Who Dat Nation roots for the New Orleans Saints as they strive to win the NFL Super Bowl in Atlanta, another group of dedicated and faithful folks ... Maxine Waters to become first woman and first African American to chair House Committee
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – One day after saying she wants President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to testify before her committee about his work ... ‘Invisible: The forgotten story of the Black woman lawyer who took down America’s most powerful mobster’
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from Blackmans-Street.Today) — When I was growing up, I always made time to watch “The Untouchables, “ a television program narrated by Walter Winchell about ... Short-term health plans hold savings for consumers, profits for brokers and insurers
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (Special from Kaiser Health News) — Sure, they’re less expensive for consumers, but short-term health policies have another side: They’re highly profitable for insurers and offer hefty ... Up to a third of knee replacements pack pain and regret
By Liz Szabo Contributing Writer (Special from Kaiser Health News) — Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees. The arthritis pain began as a dull ache in her early ... Sharon Caples McDougle, NASA’s modern day ‘Hidden Figure’
(Special from BlackPress-USA.com) — Sharon Caples McDougle is somewhat of a “hidden figure.” Everyone knows that Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to travel into space – ... NAACP joins Ferguson activist in demanding answers
As the nation moves into the Holiday season, it’s been a brutal eight-weeks since that dreadful day when Ferguson-based activist Melissa McKinnies found her son Danye Jones hanging dead from ... NAACP Holds #LivingWhileBlack town hall
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Thousands joined NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, National Urban League President Marc Morial for #livingwhileBlack, a candid conversation ... African-American senators push first federal lynching bill through Senate
On December 19, the U.S. Senate finally passed the first anti-lynching bill in history. The bill, entitled the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018, was passed by ...
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