In the Aftermath of the White Supremacist Buffalo Terror Attack, These Policies Could Help Prevent Future Hate-Fueled Crimes It is vital that policymakers take immediate action to address the scourge…
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Why Living Near Greenery Helps Us Think Better
Residential green spaces may boost cognitive function by lowering depression. by Christopher Bergland KEY POINTS Living near city parks or other green spaces is linked to lowered depression risk and…
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…
Tracking the Louisiana Legislature
Crunch Time At The Legislature Let’s talk bills. Not the money kind, but the ones our state legislators are proposing and pouring over. Previously, we covered 3 in particular. Here’s…
Black and Hispanic people have the most to lose if Roe is overturned
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative state that already limits access to abortions, you are far more likely than a white person to…
Energy Reparations
by Orissa Arend Historically, we have thought of reparations for African Americans in terms of land or money. But a recent forum of Justice and Beyond (J&B April 25)…
THE ABORTION BARRIERS AND NEEDS OF BLACK WOMEN
By Daniela Mansbach and Alisa Von Hagel Anti-abortion organizations aim to make abortion illegal for all women – or, barring that, to make abortion as difficult as possible to access.…
Pres. Biden Appoints Local Attorney to West Point Board
New Orleans Lawyer and Iraq War Veteran Appointed to Board of Directors of West Point President Biden Appoints Roderick “Rico” Alvendia, to the Board of Directors for the U.S. Military…
Should Kids Who’ve Killed Get a Second Chance?
by Katherine Ramsland Ph.D. Neuroscience supports revised sentencing but seems to diminish victims. KEY POINTS Juvenile killers with life sentences are seeking relief. Neuroscience finds that the juvenile brain is…