Misleading Signs Cause Confusion

By Jeff Thomas   Is the city of New Orleans deliberately trying to trick drivers into getting tickets?  Is so much of the budget dependent upon the city collecting traffic…

How Stopping Car Booting Can Make Landrieu a Presidential Contender

By Jeff Thomas The progressive and inspirational act of removing the Confederate monuments that littered the New Orleans skyline is in danger of turning into a hollow act of triviality. …

Race-Related Trauma Disrupts Psychological Well-Being

How race-related trauma in school disrupts the psychological well-being of youth Any form of alienation, discrimination, and violence inflicted on an individual due to their race is wrong. So, what…

Do We Feel Like We Feel For Real

By Lloyd Dennis I am now convinced that most of our humanity has become distorted, that our perceptions, opinions, emotional reactions are no longer formed by our real realities as…

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…

HEAL Abolition Stalls

By Pat Bryant A proposed law by powerful Senator Karen Carter Peterson was deferred last week after a core of civil rights and women leaders fought back, and the New…

Confederates and Cannizzaro

Kenneth Cooper When the crane came, Beauregard’s horse wondered, “what do I have to do with all this?” Two straps were placed around his torso, the horse’s not Beauregard’s, and…

Vulnerable Residents Deprived of Food Source

Second Harvest of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana’s use of food for political leverage, to control residents in our communities and the agencies which provide direct service to hungry families,…

Hooray Mayor Landrieu

SPECIAL THANKS TO TAKE EM DOWN NOLA FOR KEEPING THIS URGENT AND CURRENT By Jeff Thomas Mayor Mitch Landrieu has shown the kind of bold and strong leadership worthy of…

Want to Live Longer? Have Sex Regularly

Michael Castleman M.A. Intriguing research shows that an active sex life extends longevity   You’re probably familiar with the standard prescription for longevity: Don’t smoke. Exercise daily. Eat a low-fat,…