White women made up 40 percent of slaveowners according to report
(Special from Defender News Service) — A set of data uncovered by University of California-Berkeley professor reveals southern white women played a heavier role in the enslavement of Africans than ...
Demonstrators take to streets again in protest of petrochemical plants
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer A march against the petrochemical industry, initially planned for April, will begin with a rally on May 29, and proceed from Reserve to Baton Rouge over the ... For many, retirement is a ‘pie-in-the-sky’ dream
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The nation’s leading public interest group providing seniors and others with information that empowers them to choose how they live, AARP, regularly publishes ...
Local student earns $2.675M in scholarships
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer When applying for colleges for fall 2019, Lusher Charter School senior Amaris Lewis reached for the stars. She applied to a dozen highly competitive schools: Harvard, Yale, ...
Housing costs further widen income inequality
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The growing income inequality in the United States over the last 40 years has been extensively covered in the media, but many skeptics and advocates for the ... Recommendations for May 4 election
Some very critical tax measures go before the voters on Saturday. Teacher pay raises and commitments to public greenspace and facilities in both Jefferson and Orleans. Even on ...
Environmental racism grows as environmental groups turn increasingly white
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Clean drinking water. Lead paint abatement programs. Affordable energy bills. These are the day-to-day environmental justice issues that are vital to the health ... 151 were exonerated for wrongful convictions in 2018
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — Thirty-one African-American men who had their lives upended and almost destroyed after being sentenced to prison, based on false testimony by a Black Chicago ...
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(Special from Defender News Service) — A set of data uncovered by University of California-Berkeley professor reveals southern white women played a heavier role in the enslavement of Africans than ...
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer A march against the petrochemical industry, initially planned for April, will begin with a rally on May 29, and proceed from Reserve to Baton Rouge over the ... For many, retirement is a ‘pie-in-the-sky’ dream
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The nation’s leading public interest group providing seniors and others with information that empowers them to choose how they live, AARP, regularly publishes ...
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer When applying for colleges for fall 2019, Lusher Charter School senior Amaris Lewis reached for the stars. She applied to a dozen highly competitive schools: Harvard, Yale, ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The growing income inequality in the United States over the last 40 years has been extensively covered in the media, but many skeptics and advocates for the ... Recommendations for May 4 election
Some very critical tax measures go before the voters on Saturday. Teacher pay raises and commitments to public greenspace and facilities in both Jefferson and Orleans. Even on ...
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Clean drinking water. Lead paint abatement programs. Affordable energy bills. These are the day-to-day environmental justice issues that are vital to the health ... 151 were exonerated for wrongful convictions in 2018
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — Thirty-one African-American men who had their lives upended and almost destroyed after being sentenced to prison, based on false testimony by a Black Chicago ...
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