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Danny J. Bakewell Sr.: Eternal voice for Black Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoIt was the tail end of the Great Migration when Danny J. Bakewell Sr. left New Orleans for Los Angeles in 1967. What Bakewell didn’t envision was that the ...
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
FOX21 Colorado Springs· 12 hours agoBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law...
New research exposes the role of women in America’s slave trade
The Economist· 7 days agoOver time historians came to agree that slavery was the business of men. Economists at Ohio State...
Supreme Court rules for ex-council member in Texas arrested after criticizing city official
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Supreme Court revived a civil rights claim brought by a Texas woman who served on a small-town...
Most support medical debt forgiveness: Survey
The Hill via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMost respondents in a new survey said they support the U.S. government forgiving medical debt. According to the poll, conducted by the University of...
As dollar stores continue rural expansion, a Louisiana parish found a new way to push back
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoDollar stores have become such common sights in the South that residents, like Randy Bush, can...
VA Rep. Wexton’s endorsed candidate wins Democratic primary to succeed her
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHe also organized volunteers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city he...
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
ABC13 Houston· 11 hours agoCivil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana's new law that requires the Ten...
New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
The Bismarck Tribune· 4 days agoA bill signed into law last week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments...
Supreme Court rules in favor of San Antonio-area woman suing Castle Hills for retaliation
San Antonio Current· 5 days agoThe paperwork in question was a petition accusing the northwestern suburb's City Manager Ryan...