New Orleans Mayor Cantrell Must Regain Her Swag
The Mayor is on the ropes. Will she bob and weave Or throw in the towel? Somebody throw the mayor a life line. She needs one, or maybe a timeout,…
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…
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…
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 claimed…
Juneteenth is a National Holiday
by Ryan White Juneteenth National Independence Day falls on Sunday, June 19, 2022, and is a federal holiday according to the Office of Personnel Management. Most federal employees will receive…
How the Past Mass Incarceration Causes Crime Today
Currently New Orleans has a major teenage crime problem. Far too many teenagers are committing crimes. Car jackings, murders, shoplifting – nothing seems shocking anymore. Many assume because they are…