HUD Awards $31.7M to support fair housing organizations nationwide
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $31.7 million in grants to 75 fair housing organizations across the country as ... New Biden administration rules aim to hold insurers accountable for mental health care coverage
By Maya Miller and Annie Waldman ProPublica The Biden administration announced on last Monday that it has finalized new regulations to strengthen protections for mental health care coverage and hold insurance companies ... CBC releases groundbreaking corporate accountability report on DEI
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and CBC members have released a first-of-its-kind report titled “What Good Looks Like: A Corporate ... Doctors criticize misoprostol guidance from Louisiana Department of Health: ‘It’s not helpful’
By Lorena O’Neil Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana doctors say they still have plenty of questions about how they will be able to access a life-saving drug once it’s placed under restricted ... Defending democracy is everyone’s responsibility
By Michael A. Grant, J.D. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist It seems that every four years, we are told that the presidential election before us is the most important one of our lifetime. Oftentimes, ... Do we have the courage?
Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Sometimes problems get to be overwhelming. We give up because we allow ourselves to think there’s nothing we can do. School shootings and parental accountability
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist This time it occurred in Winder, Georgia. Another school shooting with an assault-style rifle, more “thoughts and prayers” and another traumatized community. Countdown to 100 has begun
Ida B. Wells’ words, writings and books, nearly two centuries later, continue to educate us about the dangers her generation faced, which, unfortunately, Black Americans still face today. The Louisiana Weekly celebrates its 99th anniversary
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On September 19, The Louisiana Weekly will celebrate its 99th anniversary of covering stories focused on New Orleans’ African-American community. Sybil Haydel Morial, New Orleans’ first Black First Lady, has died
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Civil rights activist and educator, Sybil Haydel Morial, the first Black first lady of New Orleans, passed away on September 3 at the age of 91.
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