UNDETERRED – Fight Continues House Democrats passed President’s Biden’s American Rescue Act. ARA which, among other funding measures, called for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. They…
Author: CC Campbell-Rock
Congress Likely to Kill Fight for 15
SENATE REPUBLICANS & TWO DEMOCRATS MAY KILL THE $15 MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE After eight years protests by low wage workers and unions, Congress will decide on the fight to…
GIVE ME MARDI GRAS OR GIVE ME DEATH?
by C.C. Campbell-Rock Tuesday is Mardi Gras. The greatest free show on earth isn’t cancelled but it will be very different, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On Mardi…
WEALTH IS POWER: EXPANDING BLACK WEALTH – Part 3
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…
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…
WEALTH IS POWER: EXPANDING BLACK WEALTH
Part 2 Biden’s Executive Order for Racial Equity is a Good Plan…But… Will Congress Pass the Legislation to Make It A Reality? by C.C. Campbell-Rock On January 20, 2021, President…
WEALTH IS POWER PT 1: Expanding Black Wealth
This the first in a series of articles that focus on the Expansion of Black Wealth. In this edition we take a granular look at the issues surrounding Black Wealth…
CITY MOURNS THE LOSS OF A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST
LLOYD EDISON LAZARD’S SERVICES SET NEW ORLEANS—Lloyd Edison Lazard’s Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday, January 22, 2021 at Littlejohn Funeral Home, 2163 Aubry Street in New…
LA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION GUILTY OF TRYING TO OVERTURN ELECTION RESULTS
BY DISENFRANCHISING BLACK VOTERS: WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO THEM? by C.C. Campbell-Rock In his final House floor speech before joining President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration as Senior Advisor, New Orleans…
THE INSURRECTIONISTS WITHIN & WITHOUT
SAY THEIR NAMES…. by C.C. Campbell-Rock Civil rights activists have always “called out” those who were against the movement for justice, fairness, equality, and civil/voting rights. They do this to…