James A. Washington NNPA Columnist Publisher Dallas Weekly Let me state up front. This is not new. I heard something recently that has stayed with me and has rapidly become embedded in my spirit, so […]
Beginning this week, the City of New Orleans, Department of Public Works will begin implementing a pilot parking program to gather data about infractions and determine if the technology offers a viable option for more […]
Celebrating A Life of Passion and Purpose The city recently lost a local treasure, photojournalist Kichea Burt who passed away at the age of 71. She was a phenomenal woman who lived a life dedicated […]
Art Neville, who is credited for bringing the Funk sound to New Orleans as Founder of The Meters and founding member of The Neville Brothers, died peacefully Monday after battling years of illness, according to […]
Audubon Zoo is joining the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and will collaborate with Disney and the Lion Recovery Fund to stop the lion crisis. In support of Disney’s The Lion King Protect the […]
Throughout photojournalist Kichea Burt’s career she developed a keen and masterfully creative eye which enabled her to visually tell the unique story of New Orleans in all of it’s complexity and color . Dave Ankers, […]
BATON ROUGE (The Drum/NNPA)—For more than three decades, Sadie Roberts-Joseph was an exceptional force of civic and cultural life in Baton Rouge. Often called an activist, matriarch, and a ‘tireless advocate of peace,’ the 75-year-old […]
On July 16, the U.S. House voted 240-187 to condemn the racist language of Donald Trump in a series of twitter communications over the weekend. All 235 Democrats voted yes. On July 13, President Trump […]
Black mothers are three to four times more likely to die during childbirth than white ones, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Black maternal mortality. The longstanding and pervasive problem has […]
Storm Leaves Many Questions Unanswered It was a week filled with a rain event which caused flooding and the looming possibility of a category 1 hurricane. Wednesday’s flooding crippled the city and news of Tropical […]
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