HUD says deregulation, not affordable housing, needed to solve homelessness
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer For more than a decade, economists, lawmakers, and others have heralded the nation’s economy. Often citing how unemployment has declined as new jobs have been created, or ... Council committee urges courts to forgive court debt, outstanding warrants
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens The New Orleans City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee unanimously called for the forgiveness of all outstanding debt individuals have accrued from fines and fees in Municipal and ... Cantrell deputy warns of dire consequences without increased property tax revenue
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montaño appeared at the New Orleans City Council’s budget committee meeting on last Thursday to make the case ... Black Southern mayors issue endorsement ‘roadmap’ to presidential hopefuls
By Olivia Paschal Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Some of the South’s most prominent Black mayors, in four states with the earliest and most competitive primaries, are telling presidential candidates ... Treme Fall Fest and the Nickel-A-Dance series bring the New Orleans music community together
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Through the generosity of private donors, grants awarded by foundations plus business sponsors, free musical events take place throughout the year in New Orleans. This weekend’s ... Tommie Smith and John Carlos will be inducted into the US Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame
(BlackmansStreet.Today) — When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their arms with black gloves on their hands during the medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the crowd booed loudly ... Mississippi sued for racist voter disfranchisement
(Defender New Service) — A lawsuit over a Mississippi election law, if successful, will change the way that state elects its governor. Study finds correlation between racism and asthma rates among African-American youth
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Devastating factors, both systemic and personal, contribute to higher rates of untreated or inadequately treated asthma among African-American youth than white children, a new study has found. Repealing the Clean Water Rule will swamp the Trump administration in wetland litigation
By Patrick Parenteau Contributing Writer (Special from theconversation.com) — The question of which streams, lakes, wetlands and other water bodies across the U.S. should receive federal protection under the Clean Water Act ... It’s not just insulin: Diabetes patients struggle to get crucial supplies
By Bram Samble-Smith Contributing Writer (khn.org) — In the first three months after getting his Dexcom continuous glucose monitor, Ric Peralta said, he reduced his average blood sugar level by three percentage ...
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