What Do Black Economists Say About Expanding Black Wealth? by C.C. Campbell-Rock The senseless murders of George Floyd and other Black Americans in 2020 launched a resurgence of the Civil…
Year: 2021
Car Break Ins in New Orleans
Hey, Brother, What Do You Want With My Car? by Kenneth Cooper I could shoot him in the back of the head if I wanted to. One shot. That’s…
Why the new stimulus is so hard to get
“What you gonna do for me?” Capitalist Classist Elitism Factor By Professor Blair Condoll In 1983, the R and B signer Chaka Kahn released a song entitled “What “cha” Gonna…
Wendell Pierce & Roland Martin discuss Black Owned Media
New Orleans actor Wendell Pierce appeared before the New Orleans City Council and announced the formation of the Black Owned Media Coalition. The groups includes, WBOK 1230 am radio, The…
COVID Mutations Spell Catastrophe for Black America
NEAR FUTURE? A toxic mix of racist health outcomes, unequal vaccine distribution, and hesitancy to take the shots mean trouble. by Peter J. Hotez This article originally appeared in the…
Why You Should Never ‘Unsubscribe’ From Illicit Spam Emails and Texts
Some of us can be a little too diligent when dealing with email or text spam—because whatever you do, you shouldn’t click “unsubscribe” links or text “stop” in reply, as…
Resolving the Paradox of Race
What explains different perceptions about the prevalence of racism in the US? By Linda R. Tropp and Rachel D. Godsil This is the first of a four-part series exploring how racial bias and prejudice continue…
New Orleans in Media Part 1:
The Usual Suspects by Jordan Rock Here’s a question. How often do you get to see your own home town culture in the media? Seriously, when was the last time…
NEW SCHOOL OFFERS 21ST STEM EDUCATION AND MORE
ENROLLMENT IS OPEN … by C.C. Campbell-Rock The Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy at the John Martyn Campus (DJOD) opens its doors in August 2021 to 700 Pre-K…
THINK504 EDITORIAL
Republished from December 2019THINK504 Editorial Board Think 504, today requested from information from Entergy New Orleans and the New Orleans City Council. We requested names of the persons Entergy has…