MLK Jr. statue has new home at La. Civil Rights Museum
By Makenna Mincey Contributing Writer For 18 years, the Louisiana State Museum housed a life-sized statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., hoping it would one day be housed in a ... These Patients had to lobby for correct diabetes diagnoses. Was their race a reason?
By Bram Sable-Smith Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — When Phyllisa Deroze was told she had diabetes in a Fayetteville, North Carolina, emergency department years ago, she was handed pamphlets with information on two ... The legacy of MLK lives on
By Hamil R. Harris Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — On March 31, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached at the National Cathedral on the last Sunday he lived. On that occasion, his ... La. Supreme Court map advances with justices still at odds
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – A proposal to add another majority-Black district to the seven elected Louisiana Supreme Court seats advanced in the state legislature last Thursday, but the process ... After ‘smart cities’ debacle, council approves package of anti-corruption laws
By Katie Jane Ferneliux Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – The New Orleans City Council on Thursday (Jan. 18) approved three new city laws intended to strengthen anti-corruption safeguards in city contracting. The ordinances, ... Authors of River District law push back on City Council requests for changes
By Josie Abugov Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – Two Louisiana state legislators behind a 2023 state law that set the stage for the New Orleans Convention Center’s River District project are pushing back ... Mammography AI can cost patients extra. Is it worth it?
By Michelle Andrews Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — As I checked in at a Manhattan radiology clinic for my annual mammogram in November, the front desk staffer reviewing my paperwork asked an unexpected ... A glimpse at the new American economy… If we can seize the moment
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist What if the answer to undoing the harm wrought by the demise of America’s manufacturing sector was right in front of us? What would Martin do?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Years ago, young people used to wear a wristband that said WWJD, or What Would Jesus Do? Today, we should have a real or imaginary wristband ... New Orleans’ Black Carnival traditions
The sun is not yet up; dew covers the grass under the great oak trees lining Claiborne Avenue during the early-mid 20th century. There’s no interstate separating Treme, only a ...
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