Now May Not Be a Good Time to Be a Teacher in New Orleans
by Kenneth Cooper Before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ public schools were run by a bureaucracy accused of enriching itself at the expense of students. After Hurricane Katrina, a number of…
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS MATTER!!!
Every year our city acts as host to thousands of people for the Bayou Classic Football game between Grambling State University and Southern University and the weekend long festivities that…
Landrieu and Edwards Employ Failed Old School Policies
By Jeff Thomas Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s latest crime plan is a part of the reason that the Democratic Party is virtually nonexistent…
Stop Gentrification in NOLA
Gentrification – the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that displaces poorer residents – is in full swing in New…
Guns and Race and Corporate America
By Jeff Thomas Ever heard of ALEC? You are a regular reader of this column, and independent studies show that you are smarter and more informed than the average person.…
Colin Kaepernick is just like Muhammed Ali.
By Jeff Thomas Recently Muhammed Ali’s death transfixed the nation. Headlines everywhere praised the former heavyweight champion as “the Greatest”. Ali transcended race was the most popular refrain. But during…
Education and Crime Linked
By Jeff Thomas Have an open discussion about race and achievement gaps and disparities and invariably the discussion will consolidate around two key generally accepted factors – parental involvement and…
No More Police in New Orleans
By Jeff Thomas Sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees. And the conventional wisdom is not necessarily true. The notion that the city of New Orleans needs to…
More Blacks on Juries Equals Real Justice
Orleans Public Defender Launches Juror Project By Mariama Eversley What if the most policed communities had more leverage in deciding the outcome of criminal cases? After three years of defending…
Eliminate Bond in New Orleans
For Non-Violent Offenses By Jeff Thomas There was a time people smoked in the office at work. Ashtrays were everywhere. Cigarette companies were the biggest sponsors of the image conscious…