By Jeff Thomas Add to Flipboard Magazine. Sometimes things are counterintuitive. For example, high cancer rates generally indicate healthy populations or exercising regularly boosts energy. When candidate Donald Trump…
Year: 2017
THE GREAT KING CAKE DEBATE
by Kara Johnson Have you heard about the great king cake controversy? There’s an ongoing debate about this delightful delicacy. What actually makes a king cake a king cake? Can…
Some Local News You Might’ve Missed While President Trump Was Ruining The Country
by Kenneth Cooper First things first, what you need to know is that Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni did not put his mouth on a 17 year-old boy’s penis. Though…
Celebrating Our Heroes and Sheroes Across Generations
By Philip White The United States designates February as Black History Month. The irony is not lost that February is the shortest month of the year. For those Americans who…
Is New Orleans Ready to Decarcerate?
PART F OUR SERIES ON MASS INCARCERATION by Mariama Eversley What would it take to decarcerate— permanently reduce the prison and jail population— in New Orleans, the city with the…
5 Reasons Why Donald Trump Will be Good for African Americans
Add to Flipboard Magazine. We invite original writers to contribute new content Click this link 5 Reasons Why Donald Trump Will be Good for African Americans By Jeff Thomas African…
Finding Purpose or Chasing Rainbows?
Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. Finding Purpose or Chasing Rainbows? “Following your passion” does not mean you don’t have to earn a living, too. Young adults may be ridiculed for expressing the…
Another 2,228 Louisiana smokers called it QUITS in January — and enrolled in the Smoking Cessation Trust
Jim Pittman influencer marketing | content | population health | cause advocate Members receive FREE counseling, quit-line coaching, nicotine replacement and prescription medications to help…
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…