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Orleans Parish school district considers legal action to recover withheld taxes from city

By Charles Maldonado The Lens The Orleans Parish school district may sue the city of New Orleans to recover what could be millions of dollars

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Black Wealth is plummeting!

By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer For years, and particularly in recent months, major news outlets have heralded the nation’s robust economic recovery. From rising corporate

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America’s teachers need more community, parental support
By Dr. Elizabeth Primas NNPA Guest Columnist The latest data from the Center for American Progress shows that the average salary for an attorney is more than two times that of elementary ...
New national poll finds consumers still want financial regulation
By Charlene Crowell Guest Columnist A decade ago, the entire nation suffered through a financial crisis that led to the brink of a global financial collapse. While Wall Street reckoned ...
La. ports are ‘dominant’ in the nation
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer Louisiana ports are among the highest-performing ports in the nation, according to Global Trade Magazine’s Top 50 Power Ports. The report ranked the Port of South Louisiana, ...
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Shop where the locals shop this holiday season
[caption id="attachment_27224" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo courtesy of Harley London (www.harleylondonusa.com)[/caption] By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer There’s a reality in New Orleans: When tourists come to town, many want to “eat where the locals ...
Louisianians believe they are underpaid, survey says
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A recent survey of U.S. workers found that Louisianians on average feel they deserve an extra $7,821 a year. Intelligent Video Solutions conducted the survey ...
How Trump could kill a plan to get you overtime pay
By Justin Elliott ProPublica Donald Trump ran for president as the billionaire who would champion working people. As the president-elect put it in one of the major economic speeches of his campaign: “Too ...
Comcast accepting proposals for two new African American-owned independent networks
(TriceEdneyWire.com) —Comcast Cable has announced it is now accepting proposals for two substantially African American-owned, independent networks that it will launch in select Comcast markets by January 2019. ...
Black unemployment rate falls to 8.1 percent in August
By Freddie Allen Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The unemployment rate for Black workers improved from 8.4 percent in July to 8.1 percent in August, according to the latest jobs report from ...

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