Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses Tulsa Race Massacre survivors’ lawsuit

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a case filed by the last two remaining survivors of the

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NOLA Black Wall Street to host 2nd Annual Senior Car giveaway

By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Local nonprofit NOLA Black Wall Street will be hosting its 2nd annual Senior Car Giveaway at St. Roch Park on

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Despite push from Landry, effort to weaken state worker protections fails
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana lawmakers rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have weakened state worker protections, in spite of a final push from Gov. Jeff Landry to ... A research duel heats up, amid high-stakes decision on LNG exports
By Sara Sneath Contributing Writer (Special from DeSmog via The Lens) — Industry and academic groups have launched a research arms race to influence the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision about whether ... Howard University revokes Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ honorary degree
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Just days after Howard University announced it would revoke the honorary degree awarded to Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2014, additional details have emerged ... Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledges he should have disclosed free trips from billionaire donor
By Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliot and Alex Mierjeski ProPublica Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged for the first time in a new financial disclosure filing that he should have publicly reported two ... More child abuse victims can sue after Louisiana Supreme Court reversal
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Adults abused as children decades ago will be able to sue over the mistreatment under a Louisiana Supreme Court ruling released Wednesday (June 12). St. Augustine marches into history
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The St. Augustine High School Marching 100 traveled across the Atlantic Ocean last week to take part in commemorations honoring the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. ‘Show us the video’
By Kathy Reckdahl The Lens It’s been almost a year since Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies shot and killed 18-year-old Calvin “Trey” Cains III in the parking lot of his mom’s Metairie ... Council reins in ‘clean zone’ for Essence Fest this year
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — At this year’s Essence Festival, street vendors and other downtown merchants will again be limited in how they do business following a vote by ...
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