By Jeff Thomas Add to Flipboard Magazine. Sometimes things are counterintuitive. For example, high cancer rates generally indicate healthy populations or exercising regularly boosts energy. When candidate Donald Trump…
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5 Reasons Why Donald Trump Will be Good for African Americans
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Landrieu and Edwards Employ Failed Old School Policies
By Jeff Thomas Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s latest crime plan is a part of the reason that the Democratic Party is virtually…
Guns and Race and Corporate America
By Jeff Thomas Ever heard of ALEC? You are a regular reader of this column, and independent studies show that you are smarter and more informed than the average…
Colin Kaepernick is just like Muhammed Ali.
By Jeff Thomas Recently Muhammed Ali’s death transfixed the nation. Headlines everywhere praised the former heavyweight champion as “the Greatest”. Ali transcended race was the most popular refrain. But during…
Education and Crime Linked
By Jeff Thomas Have an open discussion about race and achievement gaps and disparities and invariably the discussion will consolidate around two key generally accepted factors – parental involvement and…
No More Police in New Orleans
By Jeff Thomas Sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees. And the conventional wisdom is not necessarily true. The notion that the city of New Orleans needs to…
Eliminate Bond in New Orleans
For Non-Violent Offenses By Jeff Thomas There was a time people smoked in the office at work. Ashtrays were everywhere. Cigarette companies were the biggest sponsors of the image conscious…
AG Landry Miscalculates African American Support
By Jeff Thomas New Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry, is out of control. Drunk with power and prestige and legitimacy, Landry seems hellbent on embedding right wing ideology into state…
Landry Causing Crime in New Orleans
by Jeff Thomas Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is a Tea Party Conservative. His surprising election to that post was bolstered by unexpected support from African Americans in NOLA and…