School closures exposes internet inequality
One Catholic school requires students to have their uniforms on at 8:15 a.m., and log in on the Internet for a live roll call. Another private school does hourly classes ... We survived Katrina, we can survive anything
Hurricane Katrina was a man-made disaster. If the Corps of Engineers and the Levee Board had exercised the proper oversight and maintenance of our levees, and local, state and federal ... Will regular people benefit from the bailout?
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer On the afternoon of March 19, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell introduced the Third Coronavirus Relief Bill in under a week. At first glance, the newest legislation ... Close to 50,000 Louisianans could be affected by new SNAP rules
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Feds say Coronavirus pandemic will not affect rule implementation A new federal rule will take effect in Louisiana on April 1 requiring some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ... Study: African Americans are poorer today than five years ago
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — African Americans were more likely to be unemployed than Americans overall in 2018 than they were in 2013, according to a new study ... Black and Missing Foundation shines spotlight on missing persons and their families
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The case of Tamika Huston, a 24-year-old Black woman who went missing from her Spartanburg, South Carolina, home on May 27, 2004, captivated ... Public defenders request the release of all non-violent offenders in jail due to coronavirus
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens In the midst of a rising number of coronavirus cases in Louisiana, the Orleans Parish Public Defenders are asking the Criminal District Court to immediately release from ...
France honors La. veteran, civil rights champion
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer It has been said that much of the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement was generated when Black World War II troops, who had fought for the ... Facebook, Twitter dismantle Russian trolling campaign targeting African Americans
(The Hill via Defender News Service) — Facebook and Twitter on late last week announced they have dismantled a Russia-backed online interference campaign targeting African Americans. Rory Gambel named first African-American President of the UAW
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writing (NNPA Newswire) The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Work-ers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions ...
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One Catholic school requires students to have their uniforms on at 8:15 a.m., and log in on the Internet for a live roll call. Another private school does hourly classes ... We survived Katrina, we can survive anything
Hurricane Katrina was a man-made disaster. If the Corps of Engineers and the Levee Board had exercised the proper oversight and maintenance of our levees, and local, state and federal ... Will regular people benefit from the bailout?
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer On the afternoon of March 19, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell introduced the Third Coronavirus Relief Bill in under a week. At first glance, the newest legislation ... Close to 50,000 Louisianans could be affected by new SNAP rules
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Feds say Coronavirus pandemic will not affect rule implementation A new federal rule will take effect in Louisiana on April 1 requiring some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ... Study: African Americans are poorer today than five years ago
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — African Americans were more likely to be unemployed than Americans overall in 2018 than they were in 2013, according to a new study ... Black and Missing Foundation shines spotlight on missing persons and their families
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The case of Tamika Huston, a 24-year-old Black woman who went missing from her Spartanburg, South Carolina, home on May 27, 2004, captivated ... Public defenders request the release of all non-violent offenders in jail due to coronavirus
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens In the midst of a rising number of coronavirus cases in Louisiana, the Orleans Parish Public Defenders are asking the Criminal District Court to immediately release from ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer It has been said that much of the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement was generated when Black World War II troops, who had fought for the ... Facebook, Twitter dismantle Russian trolling campaign targeting African Americans
(The Hill via Defender News Service) — Facebook and Twitter on late last week announced they have dismantled a Russia-backed online interference campaign targeting African Americans. Rory Gambel named first African-American President of the UAW
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writing (NNPA Newswire) The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Work-ers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions ...
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