HBCU med schools are gifted $600M
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In a monumental move to address the underrepresentation of Black physicians in the United States, Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $600 million donation ... New Louisiana law serves as a warning to bystanders who film police
By Richard A. Webster Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Verite News. (VeriteNews.org) — Four years before a Minneapolis police officer ... Local nonprofit offers free lead testing, water filters for New Orleans residents
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (VeriteNews.org) — The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans is offering free lead and copper testing to Orleans Parish residents to help them find out how ... Lafayette coroner will take over sexual assault exams from nonprofit
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Lafayette Parish Coroner Dr. Ken Odinet’s office will take over performing forensic exams on sexual assault victims starting next year. The change comes after a ... Advocates tour Louisiana to register voters, educate citizens on voting rights
By John Gray Contributing Writer (VeriteNews.org) — A Louisiana voting rights advocacy group is touring the state this summer to register Black voters and educate residents on their voting rights in order ... Fields faces runoff challenge in new Black-majority LA 6th
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The 6th District congressional race is Cleo Fields’ to lose this autumn, yet Republicans nonetheless hope that low turnout in the December runoff might give former GOP ... Victory for Black farmers: $2B in relief payments announced
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Special from Washington Informer) — Last week marks a monumental victory for Black farmers as they begin receiving payments from the $2.2 billion Discrimination Financial Assistance ... Trump’s chilling rally confirms his plans for dictatorship
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In a series of alarming rallies, former President Donald Trump has made his intentions clear, signaling plans that many critics describe as dictatorial. ... 52 percent of workers took on second jobs in past 3 years, says survey
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer For many people of modest means, taking a second job has been a go-to option for seasonal and/or short-term additional earnings. Whether planning for special holidays, noteworthy ... Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign surges
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign is gaining unstoppable momentum as it barrels toward the Democratic National Convention. The presumptive nominee has secured ...
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