By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — On March 16, 1827, Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm founded the first Black-owned newspaper in the U.S. They did so ...
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will likely become the first Black woman to sit on the U. S. Supreme Court, faced harsh questions from Republican ... Grant funding for HBCUs that received bomb threats available
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Education joined with Vice President Kamala Harris on March 16 to announce that historical Black colleges or universities that received bomb threats recently ...
A New Orleans police commander has been named Montgomery’s police chief. How higher interest rates will affect Americans’ finances
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Rising fuel prices typically lead to job growth in an energy hub like Louisiana, but experts say the state is unlikely to see much of ... Louisiana needs another 2,500 teachers: ‘This is a crisis for us’
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – Louisiana education leaders’ message to state lawmakers was clear: the teacher shortage in K-12 schools has reached emergency levels. Rep. Carter brings funds to state to increase STEM education
By Tyana Jackson Contributing Writer As part of a national effort to bolster historically Black universities and colleges for another century, Louisiana Congressman Troy Carter, an alumnus of Xavier University of ... HBCUs playing big role in NCAA Final 4 this weekend
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer New Orleans is abuzz about hosting the long-awaited NCAA Final Four weekend March 31-April 4. In addition to the Final Four and the championship game, there ... Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to Supreme Court nomination was paved by trailblazing Black women judges
By Sharon D. Wright Austin Contributing Writer (TheConversation.com) — Just five women and two African Americans, both men, are among the 115 people who have served on the United States’ highest court ... Should Democrats help Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger?
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Wyoming is undoubtedly “Trump Country,” and the Republican voters there are making it known that Rep. Liz Cheney is no longer welcome. As Republicans abandon Cheney, ...
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