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Old split-jury verdicts in La. could be revisited under advancing proposal

By Delaney Nolan Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A packed legislative committee meeting erupted with cheers...

Young Americans are losing faith in the system

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA.com) — A new national survey from the Institute...

La. will offer food assistance to children again this summer

By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals...

Orleans Sheriff says state has no proof ‘sanctuary’ jail policy violates law

By Bobbi-Jean Misick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – An attorney for Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson...

Smithsonian says the Greensboro Lunch Counter Exhibit will stay, donors skeptical

By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer After a huge outcry in the Black press, the lunch...

Nicholas Payton goes Black American Music with Eperanza Spalding and Karriem Riggins

By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer It could truthfully be said to expect the unexpected when...

UMC nurses announce strike planned for second weekend of Jazz Fest

By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Unionized nurses at University Medical Center announced on...

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA.com) — Target is spiraling as consumer boycotts intensify,...

Jails packed with minor offenders, new national data shows

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA.com) — Newly released data from the Jail Data...

Civil Rights groups to White House: ‘We won’t back down’

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA.com) — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human...

Trump administration rescinds grants to Whitney Plantation

By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The federal government has terminated two grants for...

Appeals Court rules environmental racism lawsuit can continue in St. James Parish

By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On April 9, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled...

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