Black student loan borrowers at risk as SCOTUS weighs forgiveness plan
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — As the Biden administration prepares to defend its student debt cancellation program before the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 28, data shows that Black ... Financial challenges daunting for Black Americans as CFPB seeks end to ‘junk fees’
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Amid still-rising interest rates, most families remain financially challenged to make household needs fit into their budgets. For Black Americans whose wealth amounts to 25 cents for ... Challenges to history met with baton of knowledge
By Frances Y. Spencer Contributing Writer (Special from Josef Syndicate) — Malcolm Reed is running the modern leg of an ancient relay race. He teaches AP African American Studies and carries the ... After a series of winter storms, regulators approve new standards for power plants
By Robert Zullo Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Two years after Winter Storm Uri, which caused a massive power failure in Texas that caused more than 200 deaths, and just two months after ... With future of city’s gun violence office uncertain, Health Department to develop its own ‘robust’ prevention program
By Nick Chrastil The Lens New Orleans health director Dr. Jennifer Avegno went before the city council this past January to present a vision for a new “public health” driven approach to ... The impact of dark money on Louisiana politics
By Robert Collins Veritenews.org Columnist Louisiana is in a statewide election year, so all state offices, including governor and every seat in the state legislature, will be up for election. Campaign spending ... A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk
By Sarah Jane Tribble Contributing Writer (khn.org) — A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so little for more than a decade ... Folgers property tax break appeal heads to state board
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry is expected to hear the appeal of tax exemption denials from Folgers Coffee Co. next week worth more ... Help wanted: Math and reading tutors
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The latest test results from the Maryland State Department of Education for 2022 were released, and the report requires an “all hands on deck” response. My ... It shouldn’t take a fiery crash and toxic spill to push action on railroad safety
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist People around East Palestine, Ohio, have been warned not to run their vacuum cleaners.
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