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Black, rural Southern women at gravest risk from pregnancy miss out on maternal health aid
By Sarah Jane Tribble Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — As maternal mortality skyrockets in the United States, a federal program created to improve rural maternity care
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Army base in Louisiana renamed Fort Johnson
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In an effort to address historic racial injustice, a U.S. Army base in western Louisiana has
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By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A recent study in Health Services Research found that off-duty police officers commit homicides more often than previously thought, and media coverage of ... In southern states, new voter suppression tactics pose as anti-fraud ‘integrity’ measures
By Mark Hedin Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — Although voter suppression has a long history in U.S. elections, it’s intensifying in the early 21st century. Honoring Black Americans’ role in the inception of Memorial Day
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Memorial Day has a deep historical connection to the African American community in the United States. State legislative committee advances bill to allow for permitless concealed carry
By Jenna Bridges Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — A House committee on crime advanced a bill 8-1 that would allow permitless concealed carry for individuals 18 and ... Maps show Louisiana plants disproportionately located near Black communities
By Halle Parker Contributing Writer (Special from WWNO via The Lens) — Thirty years ago, a report called out Louisiana’s petrochemical industry for building plants in areas with a large Black population. Republicans kill $10 minimum wage proposal for Louisiana
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Republican lawmakers on a state House panel killed a measure that would have established a $10 per hour minimum wage in Louisiana and increased to ... Louisiana’s unemployed could see jobless benefits cut in half
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — People in Louisiana who lose their jobs would see half the unemployment benefits currently available if a proposal being considered in the legislature is approved. ... ‘Algiers, America’ shines light on Karr football program
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Rarely has a devastating tragedy united a community, fought back against racial stereotypes, and countered the crippling effect of government neglect and poor urban policy as ...
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