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Family, Community Demand Justice for NOPD Shooting Victim Week of March 27 - April 2,, 2017 Providing ‘News that matters’ for years VVOOLL.. XXCCII NNOO.. 2288 Since 1925 9w1 ww.louisianaweekly.com 50 cents Family, community demand justice fTwoo mornths afNter a NeOw OrleaPns manDMann insg IIIh, 26, woas ano armted irobnbery gTh e fvatal shioocting otccuirrem d just over a Glover on the West Bank — occurred less was fatally shot by the NOPD as police suspect who had pulled a gun on a month after the City of New Orleans than a week after Hurricane Katrina and searched for an armed robbery suspect, plainclothes NOPD officer. reached a $13.3 million settlement with led to a U.S. Department of Justice probe the family, friends and supporters of the Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Jeffrey family members and survivors of several that said the NOPD was rife with corrup - slain man are gathering to demand jus - Rouse said that Manning was shot in officer-involved killings in 2005, tion and abuse. The killings also led to a tice for him. the shoulder, side and back, damaging Two of those incidents — the Danziger Initially, police said that Arties Lee his lung, spleen and liver . Bridge shootings and the killing of Henry Continued on Pg. 13 ARTIES LEE MANNING III SCOTUS decision Domestic terrorism rages on in Trump era Two months into the era of proclaimed white supremacist Jackson then allegedly attacked President Donald Trump, who from Baltimore told authorities Caughman with a large sword, could have ripple encouraged supporters to ver - that he stabbed to death a Black stabbing him repeatedly. bally and physically attack peo - homeless man in New York City Caughman, who was reportedly ple of color and others who dis - in a racially motivated attack. homeless, stumbled into a police agreed with him during his cam - According to People , James department with stab wounds to effect on NOLA paign, the number of attacks by Jackson allegedly told investiga - his chest and back and died later white supremacists on Muslims tors he traveled from Maryland at a hospital, according to a police and people of color continue to and was looking to harm Black statement obtained by People . Charters rise sharply. men when he encountered NYC cops told People maga - Timothy Caughman at around By Christopher Tidmore JAMES JACKSON zine in a recent article that a self- 11:15 p.m. Monday in Manhattan. Continued on Pg. 13 Contributing Writer Last Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a major decision expanding the scope of students’ special education rights, ruling unanimously that schools must do more than provide a “merely more than de minimis” education program to a student with a disability. FBI confirms This decision could majorly impact Louisiana’s charter schools, particularly Orleans Parish’s nearly complete Trump lied charter system. Special-education advocates have long complained that charter schools provide insufficient resources for “special needs” students in comparison to the about Obama special ed programs that existed prior to Hurricane Katrina. By Hazel Trice Edney The ruling could require the reestablishment of schools Contributing Writer for special needs students in New Orleans, or it could man - date that the Orleans Parish School Board provide private (TriceEdneyWire) — FBI Director James B. school tuition for special ed students if insufficient educa - Comey has essentially confirmed what tional options exist in the charter-based system. Democrats, Republicans and much of the general In Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District , the high public already knew. That is that President Donald court rejected the “merely more than de minimis” standard B. Trump lied on former President Barack Obama set by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, in A when he claimed, in a March 4 tweet, that Obama P Denver. As Education Week magazine noted, “That lan - P h o t guage was also used in an opinion in another special edu - o Continued on Pg. 2 cation case by Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court.” “Gorsuch has already faced criticism for his own ruling reflecting the ‘merely more than de minimis’ standard, and he was questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Supreme Court’s ruling before the morning ended.” La. delegation urges Trump to send disaster aid By Michael Patrick Welch written a letter begging for help directly “The federal government has a respon - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. authored the opinion Contributing Writer from President Trump. sibility to step up and support its citizens for the eight-member court, and he delivered much of it The new letter is meant to support an when they are in need,” said from the bench on March 22 . With FEMA under the Trump administra - appeal by Governor John Bel Edwards of the Congressman Cedric Richmond, LA-02, “When all is said and done, a student offered an educa - tion still denying requests for disaster aid denial of Public Assistance (PA) for Orleans, who signed on to the letter. tional program providing ‘merely more than de minimis’ following recent tornadoes (as well as last Livingston, Ascension and St. James parish - In February of 2017, an outbreak of year’s floods), two Louisiana Senators and es as well as for Individual Assistance (IA) in Continued on Pg. 13 two of the state’s Congressmen have now Ascension and St. James parishes. Continued on Pg. 2 The urgency of addressing the rise of racist hate speech in K-12 schools By Rebekah Barber video of him firing a shotgun and told him to launched a protest and walkout in Speed’s Contributing Writer imagine he was shooting at Speed and his defense and an online petition supporting family, months of degradation culminated in him garnered nearly 40,000 signatures, the (Facing South) — For months, Micah a physical altercation when Speed confront - school cut his suspension in half. Speed, a 15-year-old African-American stu - ed his tormentor in the school hallway. Speed’s case stands out because he con - dent at Wake Forest High School in Wake As was documented in a video that went fronted his bully. But many other students County, North Carolina, turned the other viral, Speed approached his bully from also face racist torment. When the Southern cheek as a white classmate hurled racist behind, dragged him to the ground by his Poverty Law Center (SPLC) following the insults at him. book bag, then walked away. “You fucking As the classmate repeatedly called him the Black piece of shit,” the bully responded — Continued on Pg. 13 N-word, told him he looked like he bathed in prompting Speed to drag him to the ground coffee beans and dirt, and said he should again more forcefully. In an interview shortly after his suspension from a North name his future children “Convict” and Speed was initially given a 10-day suspen - Carolina high school, 15-year-old Micah Speed reveals how he “Crackhead,” Speed did not lash out. But on sion while his tormentor was not reprimand - endured months of racist bullying before reaching his breaking March 2, after the student showed Speed a ed at all. But after students at the school point. (Image is a still from this WRAL video, courtesy Facing South.) THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - Page 2 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM March 27 - April 2, 2017 Mass deportation would cost U.S. economy billions, experts say By Barrington Salmon lion in GDP every year in losses in fear of [Immigration Customs “With some of the policies, you restaurants serve about 4,000 to Kirk agreed with Shallal, echoing Contributing Writer the construction, manufacturing, Enforcement] and taking their can’t say are they’re unconstitu - 5,000 people every day. his friend’s position that people and leisure and hospitality indus - children out of school. Small busi - tional, because they’ve been in “We’re sending a clear message of good conscience were being (NNPA Newswire) — tries, if unauthorized immigrants nesses and the housing market will place for a while,” Medina that to hurt one is to hurt all. I compelled to stand up to the Immigration and labor experts say were forced to leave the country. be deeply affected.” explained. “I’m sure there are stand with my customers, employ - forces of regression and oppres - that mass deportation would cost “This would cripple the econo - Medina continued: “It’s pretty those in legal circles who are look - ees and immigrants,” said Shallal. sion seeking to rollback more the federal government nearly my,” said Rita Medina, the immi - scary. It’s also important to make ing at options and ways to counter “All of us come from different than half a century of social, $900 billion in lost revenue over grant campaign manager for the sure that we’re not causing panic.” administration policy.” parts. It’s not possible to lose this. political and economic gains. 10 years and would immediately Center for American Progress Medina said that the updated According to the National There are always people seeking “It’s very, very inspiring to see reduce the nation’s gross domestic Action Fund (CPAF). Medina said 287(g) program in President Restaurant Association and sanctuary, refugees fleeing war what’s happening. The struggle product (GDP) by 1.4 percent. that a state law in Alabama forced Trump’s memo on undocument - Restaurants Opportunities Centers and conflict. If you build a 20-foot over immigration flows out of the That GDP shortfall would grow agricultural workers to leave their ed immigration, which deputizes United, estimated 1 in 4 restaurant wall, they’ll find a 21-foot ladder.
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