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Texas Woman Bilked Ricky Williams and Other Former Athletes Out of Millions: Report
A Texas woman who claimed to be independently wealthy and who managed the finances of ex-NFL running back Ricky Williams and three other professional athletes has been charged with swindling millions from her clients, officials say. According to the Times-Picayune, Peggy Ann Fulford, 58, was arrested Friday in New Orleans, where she currently lives, and…
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New Orleans Jury Delivers Manslaughter Verdict in Former Saints Star Will Smith’s Death
Cardell Hayes, 29, was found guilty of manslaughter Sunday night in the death of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith, as well as attempted manslaughter for shooting at Smith’s wife, Racquel, the Washington Post reports. Originally, prosecutors had sought a second-degree murder conviction, which carries a life sentence; however, Hayes will instead spend between 20 and…
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Ronald Gasser, Man Arrested in Death of Joe McKnight, Released From Custody
Ronald Gasser, the man authorities say shot and killed former NFL player Joe McKnight outside New Orleans, was released from custody overnight without being charged, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, NOLA.com reports. McKnight was shot and killed Thursday at the intersection of Behrman Highway and Holmes Boulevard in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown,…
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Protesters Clash With Police Over David Duke’s Appearance at Historically Black Dillard University
Police used pepper spray on a group of protesters who were rallying against former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke’s appearance at the historically black Dillard University as part of the U.S. Senate candidate debate Wednesday in Louisiana, CNN reports. Protesters clashed with law enforcement outside the event, and pepper spray was deployed on the…
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Black Children Deserve the Stability That Neighborhood Schools Offer
School closure is a tactic we don’t have to take. Under the new national education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, states have been freed to employ strategies they deem fit just as long as they act on the bottom 5 percent. When we’re talking about improving urban districts, though, we always seem to land…
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It’s Been 11 Years Since Hurricane Katrina Ravaged New Orleans
When the rain started on Aug. 23, 2005, in New Orleans, many residents weren’t worried. The swampy bayou was used to wet weather. However, days later, when the weather didn’t let up and the storm surged from a threat to an absolute promise to ravage the Southern city, those residents were worried … and trapped.…
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Why the Black Lives Matter Movement Has to Take on Charter Schools
Black school systems are treated like black men and women in America. Urban schools are broken up, experimented on and policed in efforts to improve them. The reformers expect students, teachers and parents to be grateful and accept test-score growth in return, just as black communities were expected to be grateful when crime dropped even as…
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On Remembering Prince, ‘Baby Dolls’ Breaking Sexual Barriers and a New Orleans Second Line
In New Orleans’ historic Tremé neighborhood, a sea of “rainbow children” in purple wigs, sequins and sparkles saturated the streets. People of all ages, races, gender expressions and backgrounds followed the buoyant brass band horns and booty-shaking drumbeats of the second-line parade honoring the Purple One. We clapped, shouted and sang to the heavens. There…
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NBA Star Bryce Dejean-Jones Reportedly Killed for Entering Wrong Home
New Orleans Pelican player Bryce Dejean-Jones died Saturday after reportedly entering the wrong home in a Dallas apartment complex, according to ESPN. According to police, Dejean-Jones, 23, was shot after the resident of the apartment he entered heard someone kick open his front door. The occupant “called out to the individual, but was not answered.” The person…