Outside distractions hurt health care innovators for minority communities
By Hazel Trice Edney Editor-in-chief, Trice Edney News Wire Heart disease, cancer, and stroke are among the leading causes of death in America. In each case, African Americans are at least ... Pres. Biden announcement of $23M in cancer research to Tulane met with praise, protest
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Environmental activists from Louisiana’s so-called Cancer Alley had mixed reactions to President Joe Biden’s announcement on Tuesday (Aug. 14) that researchers at Tulane University will ... Leah Chase School opens in NOLa. marking return to direct-run schools
By John Gray Contributing Writer (VeriteNews.org) — The Leah Chase School opened its doors on Tuesday (Aug. 6) as New Orleans’ first permanent, direct-run public school in nearly two decades. Appellate court removes one La. Supreme Court candidate from District 2 race
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A state appellate court decided last Thursday to remove one of three candidates for a new majority-Black Louisiana Supreme Court seat from the election for ... La.’s statute of limitations on police brutality challenged in civil rights cases
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Civil rights attorneys want the U.S. Supreme Court to slow Louisiana’s use of a quick clock on bringing police brutality cases to court – a ... Voting Rights are under assault in the South
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — More than one-third of eligible voters in Southern states are not registered to vote because of restrictive laws and rampant voter suppression measures. Appeals court rules in favor of chihuahua search party
By Nick Chrastil The Lens Last year, a federal district judge found that officers working for an Uptown New Orleans security district did nothing wrong when they pulled over several young Black ... Presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ VP pick established a George Floyd Remembrance Day in Minnesota
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer’ (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States, has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running ... ‘I feel dismissed’: :People experiencing colorism say health system fails them
By Chaseedaw Giles Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Jonnae Thompson has felt for her dark brown skin and natural hair have made finding work in Hollywood especially hard. Feds to gradually roll out new student aid application by Dec. 1
By Shauneen Miranda Contributing Writer (States Newsroom via lailluminator.com) — The U.S. Department of Education said last Wednesday it will use a phased rollout to launch the 2025-26 form to apply for ...
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