BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Today, twenty years ago, George W. Bush was president of the United States, and Ray Nagin was the mayor of New Orleans when...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Every one of these extraordinary writers is a credit to the art form, each bringing their own unique experiences and approaches to enrich...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Judy Reese Morse, president and CEO of the Urban League of Louisiana, said the importance of involving businesses owned and run by people...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jones, who easily becomes the most prominent woman in cable news, is scheduled to step into the top role on Feb. 1, Black...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The special features Oprah Winfrey as she speaks separately with both acclaimed director Ava DuVernay and Rev. Al Sharpton regarding the historical context...
NNPA NEWSWRE — While Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail has been largely emptied of its professional class of passengers, reductions in the city’s bus service have made it...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The truth is, there are so many within this nation who are disenfranchised from receiving adequate and affordable care due to socio-economic circumstances,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It's not a rags-to-riches Philadelphia-to-California story, like that of Will Smith's fictional television character. Rufus Rochell's story is the real-life account of how...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — The artist showcase organized by the International Arts Foundation of New Orleans with the Center for African and African American...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Far too often it is our communities – Black and Brown communities – that are not prepared enough, resilient enough, or adaptive enough...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Covenant House A Beacon of Light and A Place of Refuge for Homeless Youth of New Orleans It is a place...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — At age 18, two weeks into her freshman year at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL), New Orleans, La., native Brandy Williams’s life...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Everyone can second guess, talk about what should have happened or what they would have done. You see, it’s difficult to make decisions...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Conversation Peace” is designed to illuminate the historical and current relationship between African Americans and Jews, and spur spirited discussion and dialogue among...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — This January 12, 2019 marked the 208th Anniversary of Louisiana’s Heroic 1811 Slave Revolt.
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Unless you have been up at the North Pole helping Santa for the past year or so, you are well aware...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Katrina does not need the word “Hurricane” as a descriptor; we are on a first name basis with her. Thousands...
By Rhodesia Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call NEW ORLEANS – It’s been a decade since millions across the world witnessed the aftermath...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Gulf Coast residents and policymakers celebrated the recovery of the Crescent City on the 10th...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist There will be many remembrances written in light of the 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. There are...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “So let us restore all that we have cherished from yesterday, and let us rise above the legacy of...
Maxwell Stratchan, THE HUFFINGTON POST (The Huffington Post) — In the moments before he took the stage at NBCUniversal’s “A Concert for Hurricane Relief” on Sept....
CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush returned Friday to New Orleans, where he was vilified for his administration’s lackluster...
New Orleans (CNN) – President Barack Obama returned Thursday to an outwardly thriving New Orleans to mark strides 10 years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says New Orleans is “moving forward” a decade after Hurricane Katrina dealt it a devastating blow,...
