April 2022 Archive

Bringing lifesaving doula care to low-income communities in the South
By Elisha Brown Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — The United States has the highest rate of maternal deaths compared to other wealthy countries, a problem that worsened during the first ...
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NCAA Final Four Legacy Project renovates Algiers recreation center
By Jordan Booker Contributing Writer New Orleans this year played host to the NCAA college men’s basketball Final Four March Madness tournament, and as part of the event’s community initiatives, the ...
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OPSB selects Avis Williams as next superintendent
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Orleans Parish School Board unanimously selected Avis Williams as its next superintendent at a special board meeting Wednesday afternoon.
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Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes first Black woman named commissioner of Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
The Louisiana Weekly Staff report – Dillard University’s Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes has been named commissioner of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC), becoming the first African-American woman to lead ...
Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation no longer maintaining, paying taxes on remaining properties
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens A subsidiary of the Make It Right Foundation — the troubled post-Katrina housing nonprofit founded by actor Brad Pitt — owes the city of New ...
Despite campaign promises and settlement agreement, DA Jason Williams appears to lack a written policy on turning over evidence
By Nick Chrastil The Lens Before he took office as Orleans Parish District Attorney last year, Jason Williams said he had a plan to tackle a problem that had plagued the office’s ...
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Louisiana Supreme Court rules on Doe v. Mckesson
By Fritz Esker Contributing writer On March 25, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled on two state law questions certified to it by the Fifth Circuit in a federal lawsuit filed by a ...
Unquestioned competence
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I remember it well! It hasn’t been that long ago and I’m sure that it’s still practiced in culturally anachronistic pockets of this nation ...
Now we turn to the courts
When legislatures demand congressional district designs which do not reflect the voting trends of the state, it is left to the judiciary to rectify those Gerrymanders. Ironically, and most ...
Ketanji Brown Jackson, just be yourself
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Lady Justice statue, which is seen often in many courthouses, has become the most recognized symbol of American justice. It is portrayed as a blindfolded ...

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