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Take ‘Em Down Nola, the group that pushed for the removal of Confederate-era monuments from public spaces in New Orleans, led a protest last week that demanded that the Zulu ... City Council directed Entergy to pursue power plant in 2015, months before company’s application for Michoud site
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens Months before Entergy applied for its proposed power plant in eastern New Orleans, and over two years before the New Orleans City Council approved the application, ... Grambling and LED partner to expand technology education
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer With a Louisiana economy still climbing out of the recession, a large crop of ambitious and talented young men and women heading to college, and the rising ... Hard-hit Blind River wildlife could suffer badly in Mosaic wastewater release
By Tom Wright The Lens As a fertilizer production company worked this week to prevent a collapse of its gypsum-walled reservoir, holding about half a billion gallons of acidic wastewater at last ... The American dream remains deferred for Black millennials
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The American Dream is described as a national ethos: a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, ... Political strategist, Donna Brazile issues dire warning that democracy is under attack
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer Donna Brazile returned to her hometown of New Orleans during Black History Month and issued a dire warning: “Our democracy is broken; all of our institutions are ... Gunman kills five at an Illinois plant where he worked
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — Gary Martin, who went on a rampage Friday, killing five of his former co-workers, had been depressed about losing his job of 15 years ... Corporate-backed groups seek more pro-business judges in the Deep South
By Billy Corriher Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Back in 1994, after the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that oil giant BP owed back taxes to Plaquemines Parish, the Louisiana Association ... John O’Neal, co-founder of Free Southern Theater, dies
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer John O’Neal, an actor, playwright, activist, member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), co-founder of the Free Southern Theater, and founding artistic director of Junebug Productions, ... The High Cost of Sex Insurers often don’t pay for drugs to treat problems
By Michelle Andrews Contributing Writer (Kaiser Health News) — For some older people, the joy of sex may be tempered by financial concerns: Can they afford the medications they need to improve ...
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