10 top stories of 2020 to have mattered the most to NOLA
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The Power of Black Women Voters (and how quickly it can evaporate) On November 3, 2020, a wave of African-American female judicial candidates in Orleans Parish unseated long-time ... OPSB unanimously rejects six Folgers tax breaks
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Orleans Parish School Board unanimously denied six tax exemption requests from Folgers Coffee Company — totaling about $2.9 million in local property taxes dedicated to schools ... NSBE launches program to support aspiring Black engineers
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Following a successful virtual conference that gathered executives from several top companies to address the continued need to enhance STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and ... Amazon to build giant facility in Carencro and create 500 jobs
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Amazon plans to build a one million square-foot fulfillment center in Carencro next year, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced last week. Surprise! Congress takes steps to curb unexpected medical bills
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Late last Monday, Congress passed a bill to allay some of those fears. The measure is included in a nearly 5,600-page package providing ... Push is on to increase African American confidence in COVID vaccine
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Former President Barack Obama has vowed to take the new COVID-19 vaccination on live television. Dr. Ebony Hilton, a physician in the critical ... La. Supreme Court, citing procedural error, sends Edwards v. House petition case back to District Court
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Supreme Court on last Monday vacated a November ruling from a Baton Rouge judge that said it was unconstitutional for the Louisiana House, ... Former NBA player buys Ebony magazine for $14M
(TheGrio via Defender News Service) — It looks like Ebony magazine has a new shot at life. Retired NBA player turned successful entrepreneur Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman purchased the magazine in ... NBA legend Don Chaney takes shot at rare heart disease that mostly affects African Americans
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Legendary former NBA player and coach Don Chaney has something important on his mind that he wishes to share, particularly with the Black ... Lee statue removed from US Capitol
(Defender News Service) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed from the U.S. Capitol during the early morning hours on Monday, December 21.
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