Guided by the love and devotion of a dedicated Christian mother, Lena M. Wiley, young Joseph Douglas Wiley received his call to preach at the ripe old age of seven. “My spiritual journey started in ...

(NNPA Newswire) — With the Trump administration preparing to take office in January, plans across numerous policy areas are likely to significantly affect Black Americans. From proposed changes to ...

Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM) was granted preliminary accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the official accrediting body for U.S. medical programs, on ...

On September 19, The Louisiana Weekly will celebrate its 99th anniversary of covering stories focused on New Orleans’ African-American community. Originally founded under the moniker The New Orleans ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four-part series produced by the Manship News Service at the LSU Manship School of Mass Commun-ication from the LSU Cold Case Project. (LSU Manship School News ...

Former residents of Revilletown—an African-American community torn down 25 years ago in Iberville Parish—are trying to preserve a cemetery founded by ancestors there in 1874. The cemetery, started by ...

(Special from Facing South) — Four Virginia voters filed a lawsuit last week charging a discredited “voter fraud” activist with violating two key federal civil rights laws that prohibit voter ...

Since 1897, The New York Times has boasted that it publishes “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” That slogan, created by Adolph S. Ochs, the original owner, still appears on the masthead of The Times ...

(TriceEdneyWire.com) — As states, cities and municipalities across the country raise wages to improve the lives of working people, it is worth highlighting how such moves affect low-income communities ...

The cretin who took an assault weapon into Pulse, an Orlando nightclub, on “salsa night” is beneath contempt. Was his target the LBGTQ community, Latinos, or simply human beings? After all, it is ...

(Special from New America Media and The Root) – Though the latest census data confirms that the number of interracial couples in America has grown significantly in recent years, there is still one ...

A local media legend is being honored for his tenured career in New Orleans sports journalism. Romalice “Ro” Brown, the former WDSU sports director and first Black on-air sports anchor in New Orleans, ...