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FLYING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: Louis Armstrong International Airport Does Not Have to Get Ready, It’s Been Ready
House of Representatives Passes the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
LET’S TALK ABOUT HEALTH WITH METROPOLITAN HUMAN SERVICES DISTRICT
The Growing National Career of Artist and Scholar Ted Ellis
Our Town | March 2021
100 million COVID-19 Vaccines Produced in March
The American Rescue Plan Provides Relief for Small Businesses
BOOK REVIEW | Dionne Character’s Latest: You Better Got Your Dream
Black Women’s Organizations Matter
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U.S. House Prepares Historic Session on Reparations Legislation
We’re Endorsing Troy Carter for Congress and This is Why
SCLC Wants President Joe Biden to Use Executive Order to Restore the Gutted 1965 Voting Rights Act with Expansion
City Extends Hours for Citywide Alcohol Sales as Part of Modified Phase Three
Nation of Islam Clarifies Capitol Attacker Not a Member and Condemns Violence
Mayor Makes Push to Get More Black and Brown Residents Vaccinated
53 Years After MLK’s Assassination, Children of Civil Rights Icons Fight Voter Suppression
President Biden, Please Ignore the Former President
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Black Execs Denounce Voter Suppression
With at least 250 new laws proposed in 43 states, the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose membership include 800 current
They Don’t Want Our Souls at the Polls
By Julianne Malveaux The Souls to the Polls movement encourages African American church attendees to get out and vote. The churches that promote this movement
City Leaders Break Ground on $4.3 Million Desire-Florida Multi-Service Center
Mayor LaToya Cantrell recently joined other officials and community leaders to break ground on the $4.31 million Desire Florida Multi-Service Center in District D. “Efficiently
After two months in office, Kamala Harris is still living out of suitcases — and she’s getting frustrated with it
By Kate Bennett | CNN It has been more than two months since Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States, a
Children’s Defense Fund: State of America’s Children Reveals that Children of Color are 71 Percent of Those That Live in Poverty
“While we reported on the 73 million children in the U.S. in 2019, which is 22 percent of the nation’s population, we also note that
City Adjusts Gathering Size and Capacity Limits Under Modified Phase III Guidelines
Just in time for Easter weekend and on the heels of the state easing its restrictions, the City of New Orleans today announced modifications to
