November 2021 Archive

The disappearance of Hispanic drivers from traffic records
By Richard A. Webster ProPublica Editor’s Note: This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WRFK and WWNO. When sheriff’s deputies in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, pulled over Octavio ...
Photo courtesy of Wes Mulller/The La. Illuminator
Entergy customers could see $11 per month spike for 15 years due to Louisiana storms
By Wes Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Entergy Louisiana executives revealed Wednesday that customers could see a storm recovery charge of about $11 on their monthly bills for 15 years to help ...
Demand for funding to fix decrepit La. water systems exceeds available cash
By Rachel Mipro Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — With more than 500 applications submitted by Louisiana communities hoping to upgrade their failing water and sewer systems, lawmakers say there’s not enough money in ...
Jury finds all of Ahmaud Arbery’s accused killers guilty
By Pat Bryant Contributing Writer Three white men who chased down and killed a Black jogger in Brunswick, Georgia, were found guilty of felony murder. The conviction comes after nationwide protests and ...
N.O. Council votes to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A week before Thanksgiving – the national holiday that to some represents the planting of the seed of American culture, but to others symbolizes the beginning of ...
Kamala Harris makes history again becoming first woman Commander-in-Chief of the U.S.
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – Call her Madam President. Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn in on Friday, November 19, 2021 to occupy the role of commander-in-chief while President ...
Success of COVID antiviral pills hinges on access to speedy and accurate tests
By JoNel Aleccia Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Within a few weeks, perhaps before many Americans finish decorating for the holidays, the U.S. could have access to a new antiviral pill ...
After guilty verdicts, Civil Rights leaders exhort Black America to ‘Never Stop Running for Ahmaud’
By Stacey Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — After nearly two years of pain, suffering, and wondering if the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery would pay for their heinous crime, the 25-year-old’s ...
Mary McLeod Bethune with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune to be first of an African American placed in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol building
By C.C.Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer Mary McLeod Bethune will be immortalized in American history when an 11-foot marble statue of the educator is installed in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol ...
Who’s polling who?
What’s up with the recent rash of polls spelling defeat for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2024? What are the meager approval numbers for Biden and Harris about?

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