Partisanship is the new code for racism Louisiana’s governors are extremely powerful.  They are rarely overridden.  In fact, the last actual veto override was 31 years ago.  But yesterday the…

Kermit Ruffins’ pregnant girlfriend was shot on her front porch and forced to deliver her baby after being rushed to the hospital last Thursday. Good morning. It’s Monday. Since Thursday,…

The Two Americas Debating Will Smith and Chris Rock Black people and white people aren’t necessarily discussing the Oscars slap in the same way. By Jemele Hill About the author: Jemele Hill is…

ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Cory Booker cut through a tense third day of hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday with a speech on racial…

by Tyler Pager, Ashley Parker, John Hudson, Jeff Stein   The announcement, a dramatic effort to deprive Russia of leverage as it continues to batter Ukraine, would mark an unusual move…

   by Orissa Arend             Local organizing coalition Justice and Beyond (J&B), Ashe Cultural Arts Center, and the National African American Commission on Reparations joined forces on March 12 to…

There’s a grown adult in the state legislature who had no idea what the middle passage was until another state rep. explained it to her last year. This took place…

Don’t stress. Just do this to get what you need. BY ROZALYNN S. FRAZIER Getting sleep is an essential part of life. “Outside of bacon and sex, sleep is the most important…

How many times have you heard a new small business owner say, “Find me on social media?”  Or do you check your phone looking for the best soul food restaurant…

A TALE OF TWO CITIES: THE MAJORITY OF BLACK NEW ORLEANIANS DON’T BENEFIT FROM NOLA’S BLACK POLITICAL MAJORITY Gentrification is Changing New Orleans before our eyes. Between 96,000 and 100,000…