Report reveals racial wealth gap widens in the US
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A new report from WalletHub, a personal finance website, has found that the racial wealth gap in the United States is alive and ... ‘Emergency’ or not, Covid is still killing people. Here’s what doctors advise to stay safe.
By Amy Maxmen Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands more abroad, the covid pandemic ... Could Graves challenge Letlow?
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The whole point of the La. Legislature’s drawing of a second African-American majority district which stretched from Baton Rouge to Shreveport (closely resembling one ruled an unconstitutional ... Trump weakening the democracy that makes America strong
By Rev. Jesse Jackson Guest Columnist Have Republicans turned into Donald Trump’s party? As this is written, Trump is about to win the New Hampshire primary. Unless Nikki Haley, the last opponent ... Here we go again!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Just when we thought things were getting better around the world, and at home, some of the craziest stuff raised its ugly head not ... Opening Pandora’s box: Redistricting victory or defeat?
“Politics make strange bedfellows” is an appropriate description arising from federal Judge Shelly Deckert Dick’s court order for Louisiana to create a second majority-minority congressional district. Inequitable algorithms: Facial recognition’s alarming pattern of misidentifying Black individuals sparks calls for reform
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Recent research conducted by Scientific American online supported fears that facial recognition technology (FRT) can worsen racial inequities in policing. The research found ... How many of your state’s lawmakers are women? If you live in the Southeast, it could be just 1 in 5.
By Jennifer Berry Hawes ProPublica Lamar rose from her chair in the Tennessee Senate last spring, stomach churning with anxiety as she prepared to address the sea of men sitting at creaky ... OPSB maintains tax rates, resulting in higher bills for some
By Minh Ha Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – The Orleans Parish School Board on Thursday (Jan. 18) unanimously voted to maintain its current property tax rates – called a “roll forward” – which ... Biden unveils new sweeping student loan debt relief measures
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – President Biden continues to make significant strides in alleviating the student loan debt crisis, announcing the approval of debt cancellation for an additional ...
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