Pew Research Center report uncovers racial and political disparities in perceptions of local crime news
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A new report from the Pew Research Center, as part of the Pew-Knight Initiative, has revealed how Americans perceive and consume local crime ... Formosa Plastics returns to fight again
By Delaney Dryfoos The Lens For decades, Formosa Plastics Group, a Taiwanese conglomerate, has pushed to build a giant petrochemical complex in southeast Louisiana. In the 1990s, after fierce resident opposition, Formosa ... Unearthed letters and research notes expose journalist’s role in distorting Emmett Till’s story
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Newly unearthed research notes and letters from William Bradford Huie, the journalist whose reporting on the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till helped shape ... Pencils, laptops, and guaranteed income
By Marta Jewson The Lens Across the nation, there’s been an increase in programs looking at ways to help lift up young people – and move them from poverty into more ... Ro Brown, trailblazing sports anchor scores big with Lifetime Achievement awards
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A local media legend is being honored for his tenured career in New Orleans sports journalism. New Orleans officials: Fix in the works for contractor payment problems
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (VeriteNews.org) — Weeks after the release of a critical state report highlighting the city of New Orleans’ chronic delays paying its contractors, city officials on Tuesday ... Louisiana woman criticizes AG Murrill over comments about her abortion story
By Rosemary Westwood WWNO/WRKF A Louisiana woman who spoke at the Democratic National Convention about being denied miscarriage care in the wake of Louisiana’s abortion ban is criticizing Attorney General Liz Murrill ... Gov. Landry nominates longtime parole manager to run Louisiana’s prison system
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. Jeff Landry has picked a longtime acquaintance with nearly 30 years of experience working in probation and parole services to run the Department of ... Sometimes we laugh; sometimes we cry!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist During the past week, many of us were glued to our televisions. The National Democratic Convention was going on in Chicago. There was a ... Is your vote alive and well?
We’ve all heard the slogan: “Democracy is on the ballot.” But what does that mean? It means our freedom is at stake. Depending on the outcome of the election, we ...
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