How to Tell if Black People Are Over Reacting to Police Interactions
By Jeff Thomas You how you hear about a police shooting of an unarmed black man and you wonder if rioting will result. Or if you hear that a white…
The Source for Independent Thought and Analysis
By Jeff Thomas You how you hear about a police shooting of an unarmed black man and you wonder if rioting will result. Or if you hear that a white…
By: Urban League of Louisiana The relationship between the law enforcement community and the African American community has been strained. Contrary to the commonly expressed belief that the values of…
By Bill Quigley. Bill is a human rights lawyer who teaches at Loyola University New Orleans. When you find yourself in a suddenly darkened room, what do you do? Some…
By Bill Quigley Bill teaches law at Loyola University New Orleans and can be reached at quigley77@gmail.com Racism may well be the biggest crime in the criminal legal system.…
By Jeff Thomas 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…
Wishful thinking By Shahram Chesham Ph.D. Imagine that you have tried to reach a friend (with whom you have an ambivalent relationship) by phone (or email), leaving messages, yet have…
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 NFL. The Marlboro…