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Annual findings on Louisiana’s education system are released
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer On Nov. 8, the Louisiana Department of Education released annual findings on the status of the state’s education system. During
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High Black turnout swings critical elections
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Despite the absence of any competitive congressional elections in Louisiana, African-American turnout nearly outpaced Caucasian attendance at the polls. At
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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent (NNPA) — The threat America faces from white nationalist violence is at least equal to that posed by radical Islamist group, ISIS, FBI Director Chris ... Vote like you care
On November 6, you have an opportunity to put your ballot where your mouth and your heart are. Asbestos clean-up announced at another Orleans Parish school
By Marta Jewson The Lens A brand new bright sign adorns the weathered entrance to Rosenwald school on Berkley Drive. The school was supposed to open, as Rosenwald Collegiate Academy, to 9th-grade ... Alternative charter school is closing mid-year
By Marta Jewson The Lens Crescent Leadership Academy, an alternative middle and high school that accepts students who’ve been expelled from other city schools, will close at the end of this month, ... NOPD to release body-cam footage of deadly encounter
In the midst of a federally mandated consent decree aimed at bringing the agency up to federal standards for constitutional policing that began in August 2013, NOPD officials announced last ... Black youth disproportionately tried in adult court, study finds
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer For several years, New Orleans officials and Louisiana children’s advocacy groups have been sparring, at times quite testily, with Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro and other ... BRPD email says cop who killed Alton Sterling was ‘borderline nuts’
Attorneys representing the family of Alton Sterling, who was slain by a Baton Rouge police officer on July 5, 2016, said last week that there were warning signs that the ... AKAs lead effort to raise $10M to bolster HBCUs
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, America’s oldest Black Greek-letter sorority, is proving that the service organization is a true advocate of the nation’s historically Black universities and colleges (HBCUs). International ...
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