There is not one or two, but three ways to be a racist. By Berit Brogaard & Dimitria E. Gatzia Evidence points to a broad pattern of discrimination in law enforcement against…
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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…
Monument to segregationist E.D. White should be removed, not placed next to Chief Justice Bernette Johnson’s museum
By Guest Contributor Guest column by Okyeame Haley On Saturday, Jan 2., in true pandemic fashion, admirers of Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson drove around the Louisiana Supreme Court building in…
NEW YEAR, NEW FOCUS!
by Jordan Rock For the bulk of 2020, I’ve been keeping up with the news cycle and telling you how I feel about it. I don’t know if you noticed,…
Past Time to Remember Thousands Displaced and Left Behind by Hurricanes Laura and Delta
By Bill Quigley, Loyola University New Orleans, quigley@loyno.edu Four and a half months after two hurricanes ripped apart Louisiana, tens of thousands of people are still suffering. While the national…
WHITE PROTESTS IN OUR STREETS
By Jeff Thomas The misguided gang of Trumpers who stormed the halls of American government proved to be a bunch of miscreants and thugs. They personify Trump’s childish impulses of…
Where’s My Stimulus Check? Use the IRS’s “Get My Payment” Portal to Get an Answer
The IRS has already started sending out second stimulus checks. If you’re asking yourself “where’s my stimulus check,” the IRS will soon have an online tool that will let you…
Make 2021 Your Great Year
Waiting to Exhale by Kala Hathorne As we shift into a new year we must first exhale the staleness of 2020. Then inhale the newness of 2021. TS Eliot…
2020 LESSONS TO TAKE INTO 2021
Lessons learned can make next year great. by C.C. Campbell-Rock History will mark 2020 as one of the most turbulent years in American history. Americans dealt with three pandemics—The Coronavirus,…