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By Marcinho Savant 
Arts/Culture Critic - Staff Writer
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SOOOO THRILLED to make it home in time to catch the debut of the Van Jones programme on CNN.

First guest: A massively impressive, Mr. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter! SO DIFFERENT to what I had expected

It's a FANTASTIC show, with awesome content, guests, and viewer diversity. It is erudite, elegant, expressive, sane, sensible, inclusive, and highly informative. It spans comedic moments, ethnic touchstones, deep concerns---and a worldview shared by billions of people of color on the planet.

​Long may it wave! For a maiden voyage, so far, it appears that Mr. Jones has opined his way into what will, ARGUABLY, be called the best production for American people of color, and their allies (Read: Loving, normal, decent, caring, equalist people) in the public affairs/news/chat format space, than has ever been produced in decades, ever. Dare i call it "The 21st century "Like it Is"?

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​‘Memory books’ can help older loved ones recall their past

​The Women's March: Live updates

STATE OFFICES REMAIN CLOSED IN 29 PARISHES THURSDAY  

Frigid temperatures trail storm dropping more snow on South

LETTER

Neighborhoods Kindergarten Preparedness
​Meeting 1-18-18

"Getting children ready for kindergarten is extremely important for future success. Northwest Louisiana needs your help in this matter. In our area alone, more than 50 percent of children entering kindergarten aren't prepared on the first day - a public health crisis, experts say. 

Community members are meeting again to take ACTION. 

Please join Step Forward Thursday, January 18, at 5:30 p.m. to see the community in action. The "Why Children Need You to Succeed (part 2)" event will be held at Morning Star Baptist Church of Shreveport, 5340 Jewella Avenue. The event's purpose is to continue the discussion on improving kindergarten readiness in northwest Louisiana and eliminating achievement gaps through community action plans. 

Ms. Shannan Hicks will facilitate the meeting and listen as community leaders develop an early childhood action plan for the Hollywood Heights, Sunset Acres, Garden Valley, Cedar Grove and Mooretown neighborhoods. 
Hope to see you there!"


Sincerely,

Segann March
Community Engagement Coordinator | Step Forward 
https://www.stepforwardnla.org/
Follow @StepForwardNLA via Twitter and Facebook

Memorial service for 60s soul singer Betty Jane Willis, homeless woman killed New Year’s Day, will be open to the public

Betty Jane Willis, shown here in a recent photo, would spend time regularly with family members who visited her in Santa Ana. Sometimes she would stay overnight with her daughter in Riverside County, but Willis resisted overtures to leave the streets, family and friends said. Willis, 76, was killed early New Year’s Day morning at the spot in a strip mall where she slept every night. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Walker)

​Louisiana state income tax filing begins Jan. 29

12th Night kicks off Carnival season

Kwanzaa 2017: What And When Is The African-American Holiday?

Lowered blood pressure guidelines mean hypertension for nearly half of U.S.

Shreveport High school student to perform at Carnegie Hall

Zimbabwe’s incoming leader Mnangagwa returns home to cheers​’

Trump calls father of freed UCLA player an ‘ungrateful fool’

African-Americans live shorter lives due to heart disease and stroke

​Does breast-feeding really decrease my cancer risk?

"Black women also breast-feed less often. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, substantially fewer African American babies than white babies are breast-fed.

​Breast-feeding a baby has been found to be protective against both short-term and longer-term health issues for mother and child. Black women are more likely than others to face lack of support for breast-feeding at work, may lack community support and may have cultural attitudes that influence them not to nurse..."

10 Things to Know for Today​

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
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1. TRUMP SEEKS BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION DEAL
The president, reaching across the aisle, suggests a two-phased immigration approach — first by addressing young immigrants and border security, then by making comprehensive changes that have long eluded Congress.
2. HOW TRUMP DOSSIER WOUND UP AT FBI
The founder of a firm that commissioned the dossier says its author took it to the agency because of a concern about “whether a political candidate was being blackmailed.”
3. EIGHT DEAD AS RAIN TRIGGERS MUDSLIDES
Mudslides kill at least eight people and sweep homes off their foundations in areas stripped of vegetation by Southern California’s recent wildfires.
4. KOREAS TAKE STEPS TO REDUCE TENSION
During rare talks, North Korea agrees to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, and the rivals seek other ways to lower animosity along their border.
5. WHERE EXILED IRANIAN ROYAL HOPES PROTESTS LEAD
Reza Pahlavi tells the AP that the demonstrations unsettling his homeland could be a chance to topple the Islamic Republic.
6. JOE ARPAIO RUNNING FOR SENATE
The former Arizona sheriff — one of Trump’s biggest supporters — announces he’ll seek the seat being vacated by Republican Jeff Flake — one of the president’s fiercest critics.

Basic Knife Skills: Tasty 101

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​New Study: African Americans who exercise may be less likely to develop high blood pressure

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HIV is still an epidemic within the gay and bisexual African American men population​

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​​Jesse Williams: ‘Just Because We’re Magic, Does Not Mean We’re Not Real’
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​Shreveport HIV/AIDS Call to Action: 
Half of black, quarter of Latino gay men projected to be diagnosed within their lifetime. Heterosexuals not immune.
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​​The Beatings Paradigm: A carryover from our slavery past? Is there a correlation between planta-tion coding, and black parenting and discipline?
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Community Mourns the Loss of Radio Personality ‘Cat Daddy'
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Hillary Clinton: The Secretary Wears Nada​
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REVIEW: Shreveport's Ology Jazz Sextet
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​REVIEW: Larry Wilmore's Set on the White House Correspondent's Dinner

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​​National Museum of African American Music to open on Lower Broadway
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​TAMIR RICE: Settlement of $6 Million, No Culpability
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​Maryland’s Largest Historically Black College Named a National    
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​NOBEL PRIZE AWARDED TO ARTHUR LEWIS

​Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Arthur Lewis from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. He was the first Black recipient in a category other than peace.
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