By Sydney McGovernLSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE-- A bill to allow legislative oversight in selecting new voting machines advanced through the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee Tuesday. The bill, authored by Senator Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, establishes a Voting System Technology Commission to review voting systems and a proposal...
Mayor LaToya Cantrell Creates Office to Focus on Gun Violence Prevention
Mayor LaToya Cantrell recently announced the launch by executive order of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. “Establishing this office is part of our commitment to a holistic long-term strategy to prevent gun violence over time. This work started with recommendations from our Forward Together Transition Team, and in one...
Southern Poverty Law Center sues JPSO for Public Records Related to Police Brutality
The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed suit against the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office (JPSO), asking a judge to force Sheriff Joseph Lopinto to respond to a public records request the nonprofit has made seeking information on the death of Modesto Reyes on May 27, 2020. A public records request was...
U.S. House Prepares Historic Session on Reparations Legislation
The commission’s mission includes identifying the role of federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery, forms of discrimination in public and private sectors against freed slaves and their descendants, and lingering adverse effects of slavery on living African Americans and on society. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA...
We’re Endorsing Troy Carter for Congress and This is Why
With several days remaining in early voting, we want to remind our dedicated readers and followers that their votes count. For nearly 36 years, we have been a trusted voice in our community, and many are looking to us now for our thoughts on the upcoming runoff which will determine...
SCLC Wants President Joe Biden to Use Executive Order to Restore the Gutted 1965 Voting Rights Act with Expansion
From the NNPA Newswire The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) called on President Joe Biden to use an executive order to restore Section 4 and Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Officials of the organization, which was co-founded and first led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said...
City Extends Hours for Citywide Alcohol Sales as Part of Modified Phase Three
The City of New Orleans will extend the hours for the citywide sale of alcohol as part of the modified Phase Three guidelines and restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective as of 6 p.m. today (Friday, April 9), service and sales of alcoholic beverages at bars, restaurants and other...
Nation of Islam Clarifies Capitol Attacker Not a Member and Condemns Violence
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The Nation of Islam has clarified and contradicted mainstream media reports that erroneously identified the individual who recently attacked the U.S. Capitol as one of its members. In a statement to the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the trade association of the 230-member...
Mayor Makes Push to Get More Black and Brown Residents Vaccinated
Mayor LaToya Cantrell wants to see more Black and Brown New Orleanians get the COVID-19 vaccine. It’s necessary, she says. “The only way out of this is going to be getting our people fully vaccinated,” the Mayor said during a round table with local Black press. Just under 38 percent...
53 Years After MLK’s Assassination, Children of Civil Rights Icons Fight Voter Suppression
Bernice A. King joined the children of late civil rights champions the Rev. C.T. Vivian, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, in blasting voter suppression laws that have cropped up since the 2020 election. By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Fifty-three years after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King...