By Julianne Malveaux The District of Columbia has 715,000 residents, more than the states of Wyoming and Vermont. We pay taxes, just like citizens in all 50 states. But our citizens are second-class citizens. We have no voting representation in the House of Representatives or the United States Senate. We...
New Orleans City Council Appoints Donna Glapion as Interim Councilwoman At-Large
The New Orleans City Council voted today (Thursday, Jan. 28) to appoint Donna Glapion to serve as interim Councilmember At-Large for the remainder of former Councilmember Jason Williams’ term. “This was a difficult choice, but at the end of the day, Donna Glapion hit all of the criteria I was looking...
City Leaders Break Ground on $23M Roadwork Project that Covers Three Council Districts
Mayor LaToya Cantrell recently joined other officials and community leaders to break ground on the $23 million Bayou St. John, Fairgrounds, 7th Ward Group B roadwork project – the Administration's largest awarded Joint Infrastructure Recovery Response (JIRR) program in terms of cost. Of the $23 million project, $10 million will...
New Orleans Native and Former HR Exec Wants to Bridge the Gap Between Black College Grads and jobs
Applications are now open for rising college juniors and seniors. The program is also looking for business partners to provide paid internships and mentors to help guide students Perry Sholes’ human resources skills were developed in the consumer products industry at Nabisco Foods Company Inc., and Kraft Foods Inc. Over...