Three La. HBCUs in the running to receive Home Depot grant
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Three Louisiana HBCUs are in the running for funding from a grant program sponsored by Home Depot. COVID scams on the rise amid chaotic vaccine rollout and distribution delays
By Nina Mohan Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Scammers are taking advantage of the confusion surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and using it as an opportunity to prey on consumers anxious to get ... Student debt robs young people of their dreams. Will debt cancellation help?
By Jenny Manrique Contributing Writer (EthnicNewsMedia.com) — Five years after graduating as an audio-visual technician from SAE Expression College in Emeryville, Calif., Gabriel Stewart has $52,000 in outstanding student loans. Seeking FDIC approval, Internet-based bank with local ties, pledges to help underserved communities
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The biggest challenge for people of color is accessing capital, says New Orleans restaurateur Henry Coaxum Jr., the founder and chairman emeritus of the New Orleans Business ... Vaccine recipients encourage Black community to vaccinate
By Brier Evans Contributing Writer Across the nation, COVID-19 has taken the lives of African Americans at a disproportionate rate, compared to white Americans. Data from the Centers for Disease Control ... New Orleans lawmaker’s bill could give Orleans Parish School Board more say in charter contracts
By Marta Jewson The Lens A state legislator who has a history of criticizing the way New Orleans schools are governed is pushing a bill in the upcoming session that would strip ... Richmond leads discussion plans to save and nurture entrepreneurial ventures
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Representatives from the Biden administration recently briefed small business leaders from across the country about the details of the plan aimed at saving and nurturing such entrepreneurial ... One size fits all?
Today, New Orleans stands as the only school system in the country that consists of all charter schools. Remarkably, since Katrina, the city has lost all of its neighborhood ... When an apology for racist and offensive rants is never enough
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist Here we go again. In the space of a recent few days we had a verbally disjointed announcer during a championship game rant and rail at ... Jeff Landry fights to keep Trump immigration rule
By Jarvis DeBerry Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — President Joe Biden’s administration declined March 9 to defend in court a policy established by President Donald Trump that denied entry into the United States ...
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