City Planning Commission recommends short-term rental changes
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens The New Orleans City Planning Commission on Tuesday approved the language for a much stricter regulatory regime for short term rentals. The amendments now go to ... Voter suppression is a lasting legacy of the Transatlantic Slave trade
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — New U.S. Census data projects that in 2045 the United States will be “minority white,” and with several factors considered, The Progressive succinctly ... UNCF delivers first ‘State of HBCUs’ address
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Nana-Ama Brookman, a senior at Virginia Union, said she wouldn’t be on the cusp of graduating with honors and with a degree in ... BGR comes out against proposed city elderly services tax
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens A new report by the Bureau of Governmental Research urges New Orleans residents to vote against a new property tax that would raise money for services ... Dramatically reduce breast cancer risk with the right lifestyle changes
By Kristi Funk, MD Contributing Writer (Bottomlineinc.com) — You probably know the odds—one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life. What you may ... ‘Genius’ 4-year-old taught herself to read, joins exclusive genius society
(Defender News Service) — Alannah George, 4, earned her way into the elite group after achieving an impressive IQ score of 140, according to the Daily Mail. Congressman Bobby Scott spearheads education, pay equity bills
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The controversial blackface and sexual assault scandals that have rocked the Virginia leadership and the drama that regularly surrounds President Donald Trump simply ... Southern Poverty Law Center fires Morris Dees
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — The Southern Poverty Law Center announced today that Morris Dees, the organization’s co-founder, has been fired, but officials of the Montgomery, Alabama-based organization ... Black history tour focuses on history, wellness and walking
[caption id="attachment_31275" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Tour guide Sakura Konē explaining the history of Buddy Bolden’s statue[/caption] By Victoria Clark Contributing Writer Black history was on full display as New Orleans residents set out on ... Mock slave auction encourages white students to bid on Black classmates
(Defender News Service) — A private school teacher in Bronxville, New York, has been placed on leave following outrage over a class history lesson parents have called racist and “deeply ...
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