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.

Court blocks environmental civil rights protections for La.’s Black communities

By Terry L. Jones Floodlight The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana this week issued a permanent injunction that prevents the U.S.

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City reaches deal with Ochsner to eliminate $59M in medical debt
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Nearly two years after first announcing a program to eliminate $130 million in residents’ medical debt, the city of New Orleans said Monday (Aug. ... Pres. Biden announcement of $23M in cancer research to Tulane met with praise, protest
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Environmental activists from Louisiana’s so-called Cancer Alley had mixed reactions to President Joe Biden’s announcement on Tuesday (Aug. 14) that researchers at Tulane University will ... HBCU med schools are gifted $600M
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In a monumental move to address the underrepresentation of Black physicians in the United States, Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $600 million donation ... Questions remain about new election laws
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A slate of new Louisiana election laws that took effect on August 1 could disenfranchise voters and be used to levy unfounded allegations of fraud, ... ‘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, ... ‘Robbed’ Kennedy High School grads get their day in court
By Marta Jewson The Lens On last Wednesday, Judge Marissa Hutabarat of Orleans Parish Civil District Court agreed that John F. Kennedy High School grads of 2019 and 2020 had enough in ... Impeachment articles filed against Supreme Court Justices
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — New York Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, renowned for her unyielding and fiery approach to governance, has taken unprecedented steps against Supreme Court Justices ... 60th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act: Reflecting on progress and persistent challenges
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — As the United States commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the nation reflects on a ...
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