Security district officers sued for allegedly pulling guns on Black youths looking for lost dog
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens Last June, Kevin Wheeler, a police officer who had been fired by the New Orleans Police Department in 2012 and subsequently hired by the Orleans Levee District ...
Two Staffers at Public Defender’s Office stand out to NAACP Legal Defense Fund
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Two staffers in the Orleans Parish Public Defender’s Office have received awards from the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund to help the pair of aspiring attorneys attain their ... Marathon Petroleum cut nearly 2,000 jobs – and reaped $2.1B in pandemic benefits
By Chris Staudinger Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — One morning in September, word of layoffs began to spread quickly through Marathon Petroleum’s refinery in Garyville.
Lives are depending on it By Dr. E. Faye Williams Guest Columnist The postponed and rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games are only a few weeks away. If the Japanese and International Olympic Committees ... The ‘grief pandemic’ will torment Americans for years
By Liz Szabo Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Cassandra Rollins’ daughter was still conscious when the ambulance took her away. Black Voters Matter holds Freedom Ride across the South to promote voting rights
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – Sixty years ago, an interracial group of student activists from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) boarded buses to challenge segregation in ... Black churches have moral authority to defend the Black vote
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist During the civil rights movement’s struggle against discrimination and voter suppression in Jim Crow America, the Black Church was a source of refuge and resolve. Today, a ... Pride month means Black Pride too
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist June is Pride Month, commemorating the violent police raid on the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, when GLBTQ activists fought abusive police officers who beat gay ... Could a Treme City Hall doom Cantrell re-election
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Columnist For the past nine months, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has coasted into the likelihood of a second term. No opponent with any degree of name recognition has ... The Black Press: Our Trusted Messenger
By Dr. John E. Warren Guest Columnist Sometimes it’s necessary to be reminded who we are and who our friends are. It’s also important to remember from whence we have come. ...
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By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens Last June, Kevin Wheeler, a police officer who had been fired by the New Orleans Police Department in 2012 and subsequently hired by the Orleans Levee District ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Two staffers in the Orleans Parish Public Defender’s Office have received awards from the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund to help the pair of aspiring attorneys attain their ... Marathon Petroleum cut nearly 2,000 jobs – and reaped $2.1B in pandemic benefits
By Chris Staudinger Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — One morning in September, word of layoffs began to spread quickly through Marathon Petroleum’s refinery in Garyville.
Lives are depending on it By Dr. E. Faye Williams Guest Columnist The postponed and rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games are only a few weeks away. If the Japanese and International Olympic Committees ... The ‘grief pandemic’ will torment Americans for years
By Liz Szabo Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Cassandra Rollins’ daughter was still conscious when the ambulance took her away. Black Voters Matter holds Freedom Ride across the South to promote voting rights
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – Sixty years ago, an interracial group of student activists from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) boarded buses to challenge segregation in ... Black churches have moral authority to defend the Black vote
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist During the civil rights movement’s struggle against discrimination and voter suppression in Jim Crow America, the Black Church was a source of refuge and resolve. Today, a ... Pride month means Black Pride too
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist June is Pride Month, commemorating the violent police raid on the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, when GLBTQ activists fought abusive police officers who beat gay ... Could a Treme City Hall doom Cantrell re-election
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Columnist For the past nine months, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has coasted into the likelihood of a second term. No opponent with any degree of name recognition has ... The Black Press: Our Trusted Messenger
By Dr. John E. Warren Guest Columnist Sometimes it’s necessary to be reminded who we are and who our friends are. It’s also important to remember from whence we have come. ...
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