Is New Orleans Ready to Decarcerate?
PART F OUR SERIES ON MASS INCARCERATION by Mariama Eversley What would it take to decarcerate— permanently reduce the prison and jail population— in New Orleans, the city with the…
Finding Purpose or Chasing Rainbows?
Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. Finding Purpose or Chasing Rainbows? “Following your passion” does not mean you don’t have to earn a living, too. Young adults may be ridiculed for expressing the…
Another 2,228 Louisiana smokers called it QUITS in January — and enrolled in the Smoking Cessation Trust
Jim Pittman influencer marketing | content | population health | cause advocate Members receive FREE counseling, quit-line coaching, nicotine replacement and prescription medications to help them QUIT…at NO COST to…
Now May Not Be a Good Time to Be a Teacher in New Orleans
by Kenneth Cooper Before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ public schools were run by a bureaucracy accused of enriching itself at the expense of students. After Hurricane Katrina, a number of…
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS MATTER!!!
Every year our city acts as host to thousands of people for the Bayou Classic Football game between Grambling State University and Southern University and the weekend long festivities that…
More Blacks on Juries Equals Real Justice
Orleans Public Defender Launches Juror Project By Mariama Eversley What if the most policed communities had more leverage in deciding the outcome of criminal cases? After three years of defending…
Now May Not Be a Good Time to Be a Teacher in New Orleans
By Kenneth Cooper Before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ public schools were run by a bureaucracy accused of enriching itself at the expense of students. After Hurricane Katrina, a number of…
Trump May Kill to Make a Point
By Jeff Thomas The upcoming Donald Trump presidency marks the beginning of a transition for America. The changes will come fast and with a suddenness that may shock many Americans.…
Mission Accomplished or Mission Failure
REFORMATION, CHANGE AND PROGRESS May 16, 2016 Philip J White Retired New Orleans Public School Educator Last week was very interesting in the New Orleans educational experiment movement. Louisiana Governor…
Charter Schools and High Quality Schools
By Philip White As this country is gratefully approaching the end of the 2016 presidential campaign, a national down ballot issue rages on – the battle for control of k-12…