By Charmaine Jackson Contributing Writer Local 7-year-old launches business to showcase New Orleans culture A love for New Orleans culture and community inspired a school project turned business venture for seven-year-old Naomi DeBerry. Time to ring census alarm bell, advocates warn
By Mark Hedin Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — With the United States about to begin its monumental task of counting everybody in the country once every 10 years, the House Oversight ... Historic Black cemetery vandalized in Baton Rouge
Remains exposed at Hard Rock collapse site Staff Report — There’s a shared outcry in Baton Rouge and New Orleans that was heard loud and clear last week: residents expect more ...
(NNPA Newswire) — Now is a good time to establish a good credit history. These accounts can help get you started. According to a 2015 study by the Consumer Financial Protection ... 8 in 10 Black Americans say Trump is ‘a racist’
(HBCU Buzz via Defender News Service) — According to a new Washington Post-Ipsos poll published on Jan. 17, 2020, more than eight in 10 Black Americans believe that President Donald ...
(BlackmansStreet.Today) — The U.S. Navy named earlier this month a future aircraft carrier the USS Doris Miller in honor of the African-American World War 2 hero. Civil rights lawyers in federal bail suit ask judge to hold New Orleans Magistrate Harry Cantrell in contempt of court
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens Civil rights lawyers with the MacArthur Justice Center and Civil Rights Corps earlier this month filed a motion in a federal lawsuit asking a judge to hold ... Cops called on Black man trying to deposit checks
(BuzzFeed News via Defender News Service) — A man who tried to deposit a settlement check from a workplace racial discrimination lawsuit said he was again discriminated against for being ... Diagnosed with Dementia, she documented her wishes. They said no.
By JoNel Aleccia Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — When she worked on the trading floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, long before cellphone calculators, Susan Saran could perform ... ‘Barefootin,’ songwriter and singer, Robert Parker dies
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Robert Parker will long be remembered for his 1966 smash hit, “Barefootin,” a tune he wrote that sold a million copies and won the singer, songwriter and ...
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