TL;DR President Trump is promising a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans keep Congress. In 2024, Elon Musk handed out $1 million checks tied to a political petition. Both are reminders…
Author: CC Campbell-Rock
Judge Kimya Holmes Reports Threats After WWL Investigation
TL;DR Judge Kimya Holmes says threatening calls and racist messages began the morning after WWL Louisiana reported on a $765,000 home her former fiancé gave her. The station first showed…
If You Can’t Win Elections Fair and Square, Cheat
TL;DR Louisiana voting rights have been under attack since Reconstruction. In 1876, the U.S. Senate refused to seat P.B.S. Pinchback. This year, lawmakers abolished the office Calvin Duncan won, and…
Jerome Smith Is Gone. New Orleans Is Mourning. And 2026 Proves His Fight Isn’t Over.
New Orleans is mourning the loss of Jerome Smith — a Freedom Rider, community warrior, culture keeper, institution builder and guardian to Black children. He co-founded Tambourine and Fan with…
Inside Liz Murrill and the Illegal Threat to New Orleans
TL;DR Attorney General Liz Murrill spent the past year threatening to remove elected New Orleans officials from office. The short answer to whether she actually can: no. Only a judge…
No Tornado Sirens: Louisiana’s Deadly Neglect- Activists Want Sirens Now
Louisiana Still Has No Statewide Siren System. Activists Say Enough. Louisiana’s Leaders Keep Stalling. Activists Say They’re Done Waiting. Fourteen tornadoes. Thousands dead in past storms. Zero statewide sirens. TL;DR:…
Louisiana v. Callais: They Stole Black Power Again
Civil Rights & Politics · Investigative From P.B.S. Pinchback in 1873 to Cleo Fields in 2026, Louisiana has been here before: Black voters elect a Black representative, and the white…
Trump’s Executive Orders Are Becoming Laws in Fast in States
From DEI bans to voting laws, states are following the federal blueprint A Think504 Editorial with Timeline and State-Level Reality Check TL;DR — READ THIS FIRST Trump’s executive orders are…
A Direct Hit on Justice: Why New Orleans Courts Face Major Changes Under HB 911
By C.C. Campbell Rock A Major Shift in New Orleans Courts Louisiana’s 2026 legislative session has introduced a bill that could fundamentally reshape justice in New Orleans. HB 911, filed…
Louisiana’s War on Black Votes Has a New Front
Black Source Media — Sunday — Politics / Civil Rights — C.C. Campbell-Rock Politics / Civil Rights / Voting Rights The Supreme Court will rule by June 2026 on a…