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Presidential candidacy of VP Kamala Harris catches fire

By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — President Joe Biden has shocked the nation by withdrawing from his bid for a second term in

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Report unveils puberty’s role in intensifying racial bias against Black children

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A new report from Psychology Today has revealed how puberty exacerbates racial bias against Black children,

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D is for drinking water?
By Delaney Dryfoos The Lens Water treated in Algiers for the city’s West Bank maintained a “B” grade for 2023. That’s the same grade it received during the statewide grading system’s first ...
Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee dies at 74
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, one of the longest-serving members of the Texas delegation, has died at the age of 74. In June, ...
Bill Rouselle, political and public relations strategist, dies
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer William “Bill” Rouselle, trailblazing journalist, political strategist and public relations expert, passed away on July 21 at the age of 77.
Funeral services held for native son, Pro Bowl wide receiver Jacoby R. Jones
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer New Orleans native Jacoby Jones, whose nine-year NFL career included a Pro Bowl appearance and a heroic performance in the Baltimore Ravens’ February 2013 Super Bowl victory ...
Biden shows better record of Black Cabinet leaders than Trump
By Marco Cerino Contributing Writer (Special from the Philadelphia Tribune) — As former president and presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump attempts to court Black voters who feel disillusioned by President Joe Biden’s ...
La. among 25 states asking SCOTUS to halt EPA’s carbon rule
By Darrell Ehrlick Contributing Writer (Special from The Daily Montana via States Newsroom) — Attorneys general in 25 states, including Louisiana’s Liz Murrill, have sent an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme ...
New exhibit connects chattel slavery to mass incarceration in Louisiana
By Arielle Robinson Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — An image at the Historic New Orleans Collection depicts four enslaved people standing in chains and cleaning the streets of what is now New Orleans’ ...
‘Our democracy demands new leadership’
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In an impassioned address from the Oval Office, President Joe Biden laid bare his decision to step down from the 2024 presidential race, ...

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