More Jobs Not More Police
New Orleans is really about the number 85. 85 more good jobs for black men is far better than 85 more police officers. We need more jobs, not more police.…
Abortion Is Now Illegal in Louisiana
If you are a woman being raped in Louisiana, you will now have to beg your rapist not to cum inside of you. Yes, it’s an unusual request. One that…
What to Do When You Really Can’t Sleep
Don’t stress. Just do this to get what you need. BY ROZALYNN S. FRAZIER TETRA IMAGESGETTY IMAGES Getting sleep is an essential part of life. “Outside of bacon and sex, sleep is…
Gun Control Is Rooted in Disarming Black Americans
But We Need to Protect Ourselves | Opinion by Jason Nichols , senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland College Park Gun ownership by…
US gun-law reform edges closer
The US has taken a step towards its first major gun-control legislation in decades, galvanised by two mass shooting events in a nation that has long struggled to curb chronic…
Black People Don’t Sleep Enough
Black and Brown communities aren’t getting enough sleep compared to white people, report reveals by Robin Young & Jeannette Muhammad Compared to white people, Black and Brown communities are routinely…
The City Council Pulls Off A Power Move
Remember towards the end of Dirty Dancing when Patrick Swayze had been outcast and cancelled and told to stay away from the Dr.’s daughter for allegedly stealing somebody’s wallet? But…
Why Reparations?
by Orissa Arend The Last Slave Ship by Ben Raines (Simon and Schuster,2022) is a true story. It begins with the fatuous bet by an Alabama plantation owner. He…