March 2019 Archive
By Michael Grabell and Topher Sanders ProPublica Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called on Wednesday for a federal investigation into what they termed “the alleged widespread and long-term ... Celebrate the special Cultures of Black Indians and great music
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Tuesday, March 19 is St. Joseph’s Day and as the sun goes down the Mardi Gras Indians come out, as is the tradition, to roam both the ... YMI hosts 83rd Annual Carnival Ball
For its 83rd Annual Carnival Ball, The Young Men Illinois Club chose to go around the world to “Review The World Of Dance,” theme of this year’s pageantry. The GOP and C-PAC’s continued infatuation with minstrel shows
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Having just concluded the nation’s month-long celebration of Black history, the Republican Party and the conservative movement had one of the most disastrous months in my ... To help Venezuela, the U.S. must use diplomacy, not a military coup
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The United States is pushing for an overthrow of the government of Venezuela. The Trump administration has denounced Nicolas Maduro as a “dictator,” dismissing the 2018 election, ... Leave it to Democrats!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Let me say up front that I am a Democrat. I am a Black woman, and there is no other existing party in which ... The college cheaters just did what rich whites have done for decades to get their affirmative action
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling was dead wrong when he said that “There can be no separate college admissions system for the wealthy.” He had just announced ... The differences in the Manafort and Jefferson sentences
So it ended up being 7-1/2 years, two consecutive sentences for stealing tens of millions of dollars and avoiding taxes of over $6 million. ‘Beyond the Mask’ unmasked the importance of Black-owned media
The historic Carver Theater recently hosted the NOLA Black-Owned Media Collaborative’s “Beyond The Mask” town hall forum, in which panelists discussed the impact of racial symbols and traditions in New ... Medicare penalizes N.O. hospitals for safety lapses, readmissions
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer If you’re given any leeway in where to have a needed surgery, you should know that some local hospitals are considered safer than others.
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