New prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery case refutes conflict of interest complaint
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer NNPA NEWSWIRE — Discovering the hard-cold truth of why unarmed African Americans are being regularly gunned down by law enforcement officers and private citizen vigilantes — ... Amid COVID-19, housing advocates call on local, state leaders to protect homeowners’ insurance
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer With hurricane season now here in New Orleans and the city continuing to cope with the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis, fair housing advocates ... Suspected child abuse reports drop by half during COVID-19 school closure, indicating potential underreporting, experts say
By Marta Jewson The Lens Reports of suspected child abuse in Louisiana have dropped by nearly 50 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered public schools for two months and kept children ... Self-employed workers in NOLa. navigate a new COVID-19 world
By Emeka Dibia Contributing Writer Self-employed workers from generations past to present are often known for taking their careers and success into their own hands. However, the road to entrepreneurship can often ... NFL announces major steps to incentive teams to hire minorities for top posts
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — National Football League teams must now interview at least two minority candidates for head coaching positions under new resolutions that the league hopes ... Where children hide when gunfire is all too common
By Cara Anthony Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Champale Greene-Anderson keeps the volume up on her television when she watches 5-year-old granddaughter Amor Robinson while the girl’s mom is at work. What about our children?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Do you see the light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel? With all 50 states and the District of Columbia) either lifting “shelter in place” orders ... Americans have united before to defeat an external enemy and we can again
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist We live in a time of bitter divisions. Today, even the wearing of masks has become a partisan question. Yet, as this Memorial Day weekend reminds us, ... COVID again drives home this deadly fact: Racism kills
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist Within the space of a couple of days, two items grabbed headlines that again cast a public eye on a tormenting fact. Racism kills and kills ... Barricades to a ‘walkable’ Quarter?
The Mayor’s proposal to convert the Vieux Carré into a pedestrian-only zone intrigues, but what about the residents who might wish to drive to their homes? Or the restaurant owners ...
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