Infinite Blessings and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary will host a mass food distribution at 3939 Gentilly Blvd. from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 8. Fourteen hundred grocery bags of food will be given away to families in need. "With so many people struggling as a result of the pandemic...
Now We Care About Kids and Education, Yeah…Right
Over 100 students in Mississippi have been quarantined after one week after in-person school resumed, with several testing positive for COVID-19. And just two days after teachers and staff returned to K-12 campuses in Jefferson Parish, several school employees have tested positive for COVID-19.The bottom line is that is not...
Why is Fair Housing Still a Distant Journey for Black America?
By Charlene CrowellNNPA Newswire Public pressure to restore a key HUD rule has united civil rights, public and private sector stakeholders in a swelling and nearly daily drumbeat of concern calling for fair housing to be supported and HUD’s replacement rule be rescinded. On July 23 the rule known as Affirmatively...
NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The coronavirus pandemic has focused the nation’s attention on the essential role public schools play in families and communities’ lives. The NAACP said it’s also exposed severe racial inequalities that continue to plague the country’s education system and disadvantaged students of color. Rather...
Joe Biden 2020 for President Campaign Commits Major Ad Dollars to Black-Owned Media
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden is ramping up his campaign with a record-setting $280 million advertising buy. During a telephone call on Wednesday, August 5, with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Biden campaign officials said they will spend $280 million...
Work Search Requirement Returns for Unemployment Claimants
Along with the end of the $600 federal pandemic unemployment compensation benefit, Louisiana’s unemployed workers are being hit with another challenge this week—the return of work search requirements as of Sunday, August 9. Gov. John Bel Edwards, during his Thursday press conference, said there are thousands of jobs in Louisiana....
The Mayor’s Fund Now Accepting Tax-Deductible Contributions
Today (Thursday, Aug. 6), Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced an effort to assemble a private and philanthropic network of support housing insecure residents to stem a potential landslide of evictions, and to help as many families as possible retain the home they have. The Mayor’s Fund is now accepting tax-deductible donations...
COVID Meal Program Extended for 30 Days
City officials recently announced a 30-day extension of the COVID-19 Meal Assistance Program, a cost-shared initiative with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that delivers restaurant-made meals to thousands of residents in need. Twice daily meals will now be available to eligible recipients at least through Sep. 4. Approximately 9,000 residents...
High-Capacity COVID-19 Testing Available This Week
High-capacity COVID-19 testing will begin in New Orleans on Wednesday, July 29, in partnership with U.S. Health and Human Services and the Louisiana National Guard. The first week of this program will be administered at the UNO Lakefront Arena and will be drive-thru only. In the weeks to follow, the...
City to Open Applications for Emergency Rental Assistance
Beginning Monday, July 27, the City's Office of Community Development will begin taking applications for tenants residing in Orleans Parish in danger of being evicted. With the federal ban on evictions as outlined in the Cares Act expiring today, as many as 12 million households across the nation are at...