Commentary
Black Women You Should Know
By Julianne Malveaux All too often, our “history” month turns into a tribute to the past. And while the past is an important place to lift up it is, indeed, a tributary, a stream that […]
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Black Experience
Spiritually Speaking
By James Washington Some of you may remember that I declared this some time ago and it bears repeating. I wish it was original, but it is not. It comes straight from the pulpit and […]
National
NAACP Critical of Ben Carson’s Move to Change HUD’s Mission Statement
NNPA Newswire The NAACP is deeply concerned by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson’s move to dilute the agency’s long-standing mission. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, which established HUD as […]
Local
New Orleans Vets Salute Black History during World War II
By Piper Thurman As part of commemorating Black History Month across the City, the World War II Museum on Magazine Street convened a panel of historians on Feb. 21, 2018, to revisit what African-Americans faced […]
Local
Project Revisits 19th Century Freed People’s Activism through Colored Conventions
By Jared Braud Colored Conventions began in 1830 and were held by free, once captive, Black people who came together to organize Civil Rights activities. This is why students and residents came to Tulane University […]
Data Zone
New Orleans on Display at the 11th Annual Congo Square Fest
Photos by Kichea S. Burt New Orleanians played host to visitors from near and far as they came to enjoy the 11th Annual Congo Square Rhythms Festival on March 3rd and 4th. Event presenters, The […]
National
Bill Cosby to Change Strategy in Upcoming Sexual Assault Trial
By Stacy M. Brown Bill Cosby is taking a no-holds-barred approach in his sexual assault case in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The embattled comedian is set to ask Judge Steven O’Neill permission to unseal his decades-old […]
Black Experience
Activist David Banner Calls On Young People to Engage the Black Community
By Precious Smith Today’s generation of Black millennials should give their smartphones a break and become more involved in the community. Hip-hop Activist David Banner shared this and other insights when he spoke at a […]
Commentary
The Student Loan Debt Crisis is a Civil Rights Issue
By Wade Henderson From attacks on voting rights to police killings of unarmed civilians and growing inequities in earnings and wealth, the civil rights gains of the past six decades are facing threat after threat. […]
Featured
Ledisi: The Definition of a Phenomenal Woman
By Edwin Buggage The True Essence of Beauty The late great Maya Angelou wrote a poem called Phenomenal Woman about embracing and defining beauty beyond the eye, but the depth of the soul is what […]