September 2024 Archive
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Years ago, the rule was boys being taught to be men. Donald Trump and J.D. Vance have got it backwards. With their childish ... Project 2025: A Trump platform to curtail worker protections
At a gathering of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), which is part of the hugely influential AFL-CIO, GOP vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance declared, “President Trump and I ... We pay tribute to Mrs. Sybil Haydel Morial
Sybil Haydel Morial passed away on September 4, 2024, at the age of 91. She will be sorely missed. Grambling installs youngest HBCU President
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Grambling State University honored its new president, Dr. Martin Lemelle Jr., in an investiture ceremony on campus on September 6. Gov. Landry bans teaching of critical race theory in schools
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order on Tuesday (Aug. 27) prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory in Louisiana K-12 public schools. 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.
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