August 2024 Archive

White House unveils new policies to transform child welfare
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The White House announced a series of new policies last week aimed at preventing family separation and creating opportunities for families and youth ...
New Orleans City council revokes property tax exemption for operator of The Willows
By Katie Jane Fernelius and Safura Syed Contributing Writers (VeriteNews.org) — In a landmark vote, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to revoke the property tax exemption for Global Ministries Foundation, ...
Maternity care in rural areas is in crisis. Can more doulas help?
By Jess Mador, WABE Contributing Writer (Special from WABE and kffhealthnews.org) — When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled. ...
US Senate fails to advance expanded child tax credit, despite broad House support
By Ashley Murray Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — Senate Republicans and two independents blocked a bipartisan tax package on Thursday of last week that would have temporarily expanded the child tax credit ...
Sonya Massey should still be alive
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist In many ways our nation has changed, but it hasn’t changed. When the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, informally known as the National Lynching Memorial, ...
10 big lies Trump and the Republicans tell about Kamala Harris
By Keith Boykin Word In Black Contributor Donald Trump just finished speaking to the National Association of Black Journalists, and it went exactly as you might expect — a hot mess. After ...
The cavalry isn’t coming. We have to fight for our freedoms collectively
Reporting for News One, Bruce C.T. Wright, in his article posted on the National Urban League’s website last week, posited that pollster John Couvillion blamed Louisiana’s Black registered voters for ...
Kamala Harris Definitely Earned It (DEI)
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Vice President Kamala Harris has a political career that is classic textbook. She leveraged her legal training at the University of California into a position ...
Questions remain about new election laws
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A slate of new Louisiana election laws that took effect on August 1 could disenfranchise voters and be used to levy unfounded allegations of fraud, ...

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