October 2024 Archive

Gov. Jeff Landry, lawmakers to spend millions on juvenile detention center expansions
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana officials expect to put tens of millions of dollars over the next two months into expanding juvenile detention centers that house children and teenagers ...
The Black School hosts 5th Black Love Fest, plans for Schoolhouse groundbreaking
By Makenna Mincey Contributing Writer From self-love to prison abolition, a burgeoning project called The Black School is piloting an open arts school concept centered around empowering African Americans to take ...
Millions of aging Americans are facing dementia by themselves
By Judith Graham Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when ...
Report: Black retirees growing older and poorer
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer As Americans live longer, the ability to remain financially independent is an ongoing struggle. Especially for Black and other people of color whose lifetime incomes are often ...
Daughter of woman killed in hit ordered by NOPD officer holds final memorial
By Arielle Robinson Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Jasmine Groves, the daughter of Kim Groves, hosted the 30th and final memorial celebration for her mother on Sunday (Oct. 13) afternoon at the Fred ...
Fight over legacy of civil rights leader’s former home reaches city council
By John Gray Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — An application to turn the home of civil rights legend Oretha Castle Haley into a museum and community space brought a yearslong feud in front ...
VP Harris unveils extensive agenda for Black men
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Vice President Kamala Harris has unveiled an extensive agenda designed to dismantle systemic barriers and foster new opportunities for Black men across America. ...
Trump provides voters a conundrum: Can they trust someone who doesn’t pay his bills?
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire As former President Donald Trump campaigns to reclaim the White House, a pressing question may weigh on the minds of voters: Can America trust a ...
Where you get your news from?
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I was sitting on a bench outside the Los Angeles Union Station, waiting for a friend to pick me up. I had taken a lovely and ...
Politics is exhausting but we must stay with it
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The presidential election will be over in weeks, but it will not end the exhaustion people are having with politics. The November election is the third ...

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