May 2022 Archive

U.S. Senate Republicans block bill requiring agencies monitor domestic terrorism
By Arian Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill that would require federal agencies to monitor domestic terrorism incidents, including those potentially related to white supremacy.
Dr. ROCHELLE FORD
Dillard University selects Dr. Rochelle Ford as its next president
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer Rochelle Ford, Ph.D. will take the helm as president of Dillard University on July 1 – bringing nearly 30 years of higher education leadership and pedagogical experience ...
Task force will study voting rights for Louisiana’s disabled people
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana lawmakers have commissioned a task force to study the expansion of voting rights for people with disabilities.
Lawmaker seeking to end Confederate holidays in Louisiana reports that he’s received death threats
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The New Orleans lawmaker who wants to end official state recognition of Confederate holidays in Louisiana told his colleagues that he has received death threats ...
Black real estate professionals recruit Black appraisers to combat bias, declare war on Black home ownership gap
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — When a former client of leading Black real estate broker Donnell Williams was about to get his house refinanced in Wharton, New Jersey, ...
JPSB and JPSO being sued over alleged use of ‘force and intimidation’ to a student with disabilities
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The ACLU of Louisiana and Tulane University Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic are suing the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Jefferson Parish School Board on ...
Grants to aid bridge year programs in Louisiana announced
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced grantees for their Accelerate ED: Seamless Pathways to Degrees and Careers program, and Louisiana organizations will benefit.
SGT. WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON Courtesy of U.S. Department of Defense
Who is Sgt. William Henry Johnson, the recommended new namesake for Fort Polk?
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The panel tasked with finding new names for U.S. military bases that continue to honor the Confederacy has come up with its recommendation for nine ...
Lawmaker seeking to end Confederate holidays in Louisiana reports that he’s received death threats
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The New Orleans lawmaker who wants to end official state recognition of Confederate holidays in Louisiana told his colleagues that he has received death threats ...
New Orleans won’t meet deadline to spend $2B in Katrina roadwork funds, Cantrell admin says
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens New Orleans will not spend all of the $2 billion that the federal government allocated for post-Hurricane Katrina road and pipe repairs before the federal August ...

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