November 2021 Archive
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The first Gallup poll which measured church membership in 1937, resulted in 73 percent of adult Americans confirming they had some type of religious affiliation. While ... Old fashioned Georgia racism
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Most of us develop our personal truths through the “magic” of observation and experience. The most important truths of our lives are forged ... Exonerations of Aziz and Islam are no surprise
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Serious Malcolmites, including myself, were neither surprised nor shocked by the exonerations of Muhammad Abdul Aziz (known in 1965 as Norman 3X Butler) and Khalil Islam ... Black women make historic political gains but remain underrepresented
By Rebekah Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Despite the fact that the first Black and South Asian woman holds the country’s second-highest office and more Black women are concurrently ... Mayor Cantrell lists her top priorities following her re-election
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer Mayor LaToya Cantrell drew 13 opponents in her November 13 primary reelection bid for mayor of New Orleans. At Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, Black pastors and churches challenged
By Pat Bryant Contributing Writer A modern day lynching is what Civil Rights and Freedom Movement leaders are calling the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and the trial of three white men accused ... In suit against parole board, judge orders Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed released from prison
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections must release Bobby Sneed — a prisoner at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola — from its custody, a ... Members of the ‘New Orleans Four’ celebrate 61st desegregation anniversary
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer November 14, 1960 is etched in the hearts and minds of Gail Etienne, Tessie Prevost, and Leona Tate. When these three six-year-olds climbed the steps of McDonogh ... La. auto insurance rates climb despite law meant to keep them low
By Wes Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Auto insurance rates have increased in Louisiana this year despite a new law that insurance companies and lobbyists said would lower payments. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner ... Black residents want more representation in La.’s Congressional delegation
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Jacquelyn Germany, a Black Baton Rouge native, is “sick and tired of being not fairly represented in Congress.”
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