Donna Brazile By C.C. Campbell-Rock Political icon Donna Brazile will deliver the Charles Frye Memorial Lecture at Southern University’s Center for African African-American Studies, in the Arts & Humanities Building…
Year: 2019
Why Social Media Makes Us Angrier—and More Extreme
How Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram shape (and radicalize) our opinions. By Sophia Moskalenko Ph.D. Recent news offer a variety of topics to be angry about. Here’s one: “After a nearly…
Tales from the Justice and Beyond Children’s Corner
Have I mentioned before that our Justice and Beyond children are amazing? Our corner for the children is the latest addition to our 4:45 Monday night meetings, a gathering of…
Sanctuary Cities Are A Good Thing
New Orleans Must Become a Destination for African Americans By Jeff Thomas New Orleans should be a sanctuary city for African Americans. Every policy and regulation possible should support this…
5 Ways to Answer a Backhanded Compliment
by Amy Morin Backhanded compliments like, “You have such a beautiful face! If you lost some weight you’d be so pretty,” leave you in a tough position: Do you acknowledge that you’re insulted? Or…
How Much Weight Can You Lose in a Week?
Dropping pounds too fast will make you lose muscle, too. By Cindy Kuzma and Melissa Matthews Getty ImagesFangXiaNuo There’s no shortage of dramatic weight loss transformations on Instagram, which makes…
Maybe Mueller Still Doesn’t Have Much On Trump
Info Pimping, And How It Might Show That Mueller Still Doesn’t Have Much On Trump Pimps don’t get good press. From a public relations standpoint, that’s Rule #1. If you’re…
Poor Peoples’ Campaign Goes to Vacherie in St. James
Join the Fight Against Formosa Plastics To Prevent Global Warming . Free Bus Ride to Vacherie Tuesday 3:30 on Carrollton by Pat Bryant The National Poor People’s Campaign head Rev.…
4 Ways the Power of Suggestion Can Change Your Life
Research shows why self-fulfilling prophecies so often come true. Source: auremar/Shutterstock Ever had someone tell you that a dental or medical procedure “will really hurt,” that a test “was really…
Image Still Matters
by Dion M. Harris Ever notice how classically put-together and well-groomed civil rights marchers were in the 1950s and ’60s? Starched or carefully-ironed shirts and trousers on men; neat blouses…