Louisiana Weekly
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Sep- 2019 -24 September
Millions of diabetes patients are missing out on Medicare’s nutrition help
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — The estimated 15 million Medicare enrollees with diabetes or chronic kidney disease are eligible for the benefit, but the federal health insurance program for people 65 and…
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22 September
Poll: Black women really dislike Trump
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — President Donald Trump is an unapologetic racist from his policies to his rhetoric. Black women clearly get the memo. On the other hand, Black men appear to be…
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22 September
Momentum to abolish the death penalty picks up among conservatives
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — A gathering of anti-death penalty activists this month in New Orleans was to kick-start a movement to abolish the death penalty at the state level. But those…
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20 September
US House hears testimony on voter discrimination
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Since the Democrats took control of the U.S. House last November, their efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA) — gutted by the U.S. Supreme Court…
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20 September
N-word, other racist language found in Baton Rouge Police Dept. emails
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Just three months after a judge lifted a 39-year-old consent decree requiring the Baton Rouge Police Department to seek more diversity in its ranks, social justice proponents…
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19 September
Historically Black Colleges give graduates a wage boost
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Increased wages were strongest for the elite HBCUs: Hampton, Howard, Morehouse, Spelman and Xavier. But the effect persisted 10 years after graduation for graduates of all 59…
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18 September
TGIF means a whole lot more on the third Fridays in New Orleans
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Often it is preferable to keep rolling after work rather than go home and, even despite the best intentions to go out later, just end up collapsing…
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