March 2022 Archive

Pay inequity – The past is prologue
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist March 15 was National Pay Equity Day. It’s the day when women have to work into a new year to earn the same amount that men earned ...
Gas price pain hammers poor
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist There’s nostalgia at the thought of paying four dollars for a gallon of gas. In fact, there’s an almost deep longing in paying five dollars for ...
Black Americans and the worldwide principles of democracy
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Anti-democratic authoritarianism is on the rise–both around the world and here at home. Sometimes it is easier to recognize overseas. That’s especially true at moments like this ...
Lights out, again!
We share the sorrow of victims of the recent tornado that leveled houses in Arabi, La.; we share the pain of those without electricity because, as usual, lights go out ...
A punch to the gut for Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones
Over six million Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s just received a gut-punch from the federal agency that oversees Medicare. So did their loved ones.
If not you, then who?
I always knew that I wanted to be a teacher. When I learned something exciting in school, I couldn’t wait to run home and teach it to my brother. I ...
Rep. Magee: ‘Something going on at State Police that’s rotten’
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — State lawmakers grew frustrated last Tuesday with a high-ranking member of Louisiana State Police when he avoided answers to their questions about the 2019 in-custody ...
MONA HADIN
Ronald Greene’ mother calls out former State Police superintendent for denying responsibility
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (Manship News Service) — The mother of Ronald Greene gave tearful testimony Tuesday to a House committee investigating the circumstances of his death, calling her son’s killing ...
Most HBCU bomb threats may be coming from one juvenile, FBI official tells Congress
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A top FBI official told members of a U.S. House panel on Thursday that the agency believes a single juvenile is behind most of the ...
The newly approved map moves all of Tremé into District C New Orleans City Council
NOLa. City Council finalizes new district map, but redistricting debate will continue
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens The New Orleans City Council unanimously approved new borders for the city’s five council districts on Wednesday, the last day it could do so before running ...

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