Today (Thursday, Dec. 3), the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness announced a 30-day extension of the City’s COVID-19 Meal Assistance Program, which delivers twice-daily, restaurant-made meals to residents in need. Funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been approved through at least December 31, bringing...
Exhale, Inhale, Roll Your Sleeves Up
It took five days for the 2020 election to be called for former Vice President Joe Biden. Five days with me peeled to the television and the internet. Five days holding my breath. Five days, meditating and praying for strength. I could not imagine four more years of Trump. I...
Student Loan Debt Widens Racial Wealth Gap
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia President-elect Joe Biden wants to immediately erase student loan debt, a move that could prove more meaningful for African American students who, on average, owe much more than anyone. With the freeze placed on student loan repayments set to end December 31,...
Louisiana Returns to a Modified Phase 2
Gov. Edwards says more compliance and adherence to restrictions is needed for Louisiana to get on the right track With COVID-19 cases on the rise across the state, Governor John Bell Edwards announced today that Louisiana would be stepping back to a modified Phase 2 in response to the COVID-19...
Our Endorsements in the Dec. 5 Runoff
Education is the issue! Why run for elected office if you don’t want to govern? That is the question we pose to incumbent members of the Orleans Parish School Board who sought re-election in November, but failed to support a bill by state Sen. Joe Bouie that would have removed...
Resistance to Racial Equity — California’s Proposition 16
By Julianne Malveaux (Trice Edney Wire)--President-elect Joe Biden has included working toward racial equity in his administration’s agenda. They outline how he will expand opportunities for Black folk and other people of color. Specifically, his Build Back Better document includes a 20-page report titled, The Biden Plan to Build Back Better...
Speculation Swirls that Trump Will Resign, Clearing Way for Pardon by VP Pence
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia According to multiple news reports, with the walls of defeat from the 2020 election closing in, lame-duck President Donald Trump may be seeking a way to avoid prosecution after he is no longer in office while still claiming victory in the election....
For the First Time in NFL History, an All-Black Crew Will Officiate an NFL Game
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In 1965, after beginning his officiating career working college games in the San Francisco Bay Area, the NFL hired Burl Toler as a head linesman — making him the first Black official in any major professional sports league. Toler, who died in 2009 at...
Early Voting for Dec. 5 Runoff Begins Friday, Nov. 20
Voters across the state can head to the polls from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Nov. 20-28 daily (except Sundays and holidays) to cast their votes in the December 5 runoff. Early voting locations in Orleans Parish include:CITY HALL, #1W24 ALGIERS COURTHOUSE, 225 MORGAN ST RM #105VOTING MACHINE WAREHOUSE, 8870...
What We’re Saying: Our Short List for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District
First gratitude and congratulations are extended to U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond for his decade of service to the people of Louisiana's second congressional district and on his new role in the administration of President-elect Joe Biden. We know he will continue to serve the people of New Orleans, our state,...