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‘Tis the season for school closures
By Marta Jewson The Lens Because of the city’s all-charter school system, school closures have become one of the city’s ongoing winter traditions. This week,
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St. John the Baptist Parish president, Jaclyn Hotard faces perjury allegation
By Drew Costley Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Lawyers for an environmental advocate in St. John the Baptist Parish alleged in a new court filing on
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(BlackmansStreet.com) — President Joe Biden described slavery as “our nation’s original sin – original sin – one that haunted America and casts a long shadow ever since,” during a speech ... ‘Master P’ delivers Fall Commencement address at GSU
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer New Orleans-born rapper, music executive, entrepreneur and philanthropist Percy Miller, a.k.a. Master P, delivered the keynote address at Grambling State University’s fall commencement on Friday, December ... Nikki Giovanni, iconic poet and the voice of the Black Arts Movement, dies at 81
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Nikki Giovanni, the groundbreaking poet, author, and professor whose work embodied the spirit of the Black Arts Movement and beyond, died on Monday ... RFK Jr.’s vaccine war threatens to resurrect the ghosts of Jim Crow medicine
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Special from Washington Informer) — In the looming shadow of a second Trump administration, the battle over vaccines and public health policy is being revived ... Federal judge hears arguments on Louisiana’s 25-foot police buffer law
By Drew Costley Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A federal judge in Baton Rouge heard arguments last week from news organizations and the state of Louisiana on whether a new state law, creating ... Trump’s narrow popular vote victory fuels questions of mandate, rising emigration interest
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has ignited debates about his legitimacy and a surge of interest in emigration. While Trump won ... Democratic governors double down on Trump strategy; pick party leaders
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — While officials and residents of the District of Columbia gear up for a MAGA Republican takeover of the federal government, a large group ... Pres. Biden’s legacy secured with record-setting Black judicial appointments
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — President Joe Biden’s commitment to diversifying the federal judiciary has culminated in a historic achievement: appointing 40 Black women to lifetime judgeships, the ...
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