Black History Month: What is it and why do we need it?
by Alem Tedeneke • A continued engagement with history is vital as it helps give context for the present. • Black History Month is an opportunity to understand Black histories,…
The Source for Independent Thought and Analysis
by Alem Tedeneke • A continued engagement with history is vital as it helps give context for the present. • Black History Month is an opportunity to understand Black histories,…
Some of us can be a little too diligent when dealing with email or text spam—because whatever you do, you shouldn’t click “unsubscribe” links or text “stop” in reply, as…
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…
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…
ENROLLMENT IS OPEN … by C.C. Campbell-Rock The Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy at the John Martyn Campus (DJOD) opens its doors in August 2021 to 700 Pre-K…
A poem by Kala Hathorn We are a city on a hill that cannot be hidden Just like the depths of hatred in this nation that needs to be forgiven…
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…
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…
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,…
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…