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…
Category: Politics
Last Minute Shenanigans at the Legislature
A Day Left But Not A Dollar Short At The State Legislature By the time you read this our legislators will probably have done something dumb. Yes, there’s only a…
Students of color push back on calls for police in schools
By ANNIE MA, Associated Press – 1h ago © Provided by Associated Press After the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, schools around the country pledged to boost security measures and…
Policies to Stop Hate Killings
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…
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.…