November 2019 Archive
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a leading attorney for the mistakenly-convicted last week briefed an audience at the residence of the French Consulate in New Orleans about the ... Voting suppression campaigns on steroids ahead of 2020
Black Americans have been fighting for the right to vote and access to the ballot box began in earnest in the late 1860s, after the Civil War. We have marched, ... The rent is too damn high
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League A pivotal moment in the 2020 Democratic primary race that happened on Wednesday may have escaped notice by much of the country. For ... The right to vote should not fall victim to artisan battles
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The right to vote is fundamental to any democracy. Protecting that right — and making it easier to exercise it — ought to be a priority across ... What do the 2019 elections mean for 2020
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist If the 2019 elections are any indication, Republicans need to worry about their viability come 2020. In Virginia, Democrats have majorities in both its upper and ... Impeachment Dems’ first day
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Day one of the Impeachment hearing was worse than I’d thought. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs at the U.S. ... Republicans have eyes but cannot see and ears but cannot hear
By Reynard Jackson Guest Columnist In the Bible, Job 3:25 states, “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto ... It was called The Turkey Day Classic, Dillard vs Xavier football rivalry
By Ro Brown Contributing Writer Before there was a Bayou Classic between Grambling and Southern, there was a Turkey Day Classic between Dillard and Xavier. City of Gretna takes step to right a fatal mistake with Historic marker in honor of Royal Brooks
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer More than 70 years after he was murdered in cold blood by a city of Gretna police officer, Royal Brooks and his family have finally received a ... Council passes $1M fine and lower allowed profit for Entergy, over objections from Mayor Cantrell and the company
By Isaac Stein The Lens The New Orleans City Council on November 7 approved new electric and gas rates for the city, which the council has said will lower electric bills by ...
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