Opening Up America Again

Opening Up America Again President Trump has unveiled Guidelines for Opening Up America Again, a three-phased approach based on the advice of public health experts. These steps will help state…

Mayor Says Testing is Necessary

St. Aug Fundraiser

All the proceeds of this fundraiser go directly to students who now more than ever need gap tuition financing. These are academically high performing students who need financial help. And…

STRIKING HOPPERS CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR HAZARD PAY

By C.C. Campbell-Rock On his second trip to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  lost his life on the frontlines in the fight for…

Mask Giveaway

That Feeling May Be Your Privilege Cracking

by Rebecca J. Lester Ph.D., MSW, LCSW What COVID can teach us about inequity and compassion. It goes without saying that the last few months have been an incredibly difficult…

Data indicates implicit bias a driver of COVID-19 among African Americans

A Louisiana Weekly Original By Khalil AbdullahContributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson knows the data on the disparate impact of the corona virus and COVID-19 on African…

400 YEARS IS NOT A TREND: COVID-19

and its Impact on the African-American Community A NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE ANALYSIS by Tribune Staff By now, everyone likely knows that African Americans, who comprise only 32 percent of the…

Metro Disposal Labor Pains

What Happens When a Growing Black Business is in the Crosshairs of a National Union By Jeff Thomas Brothers Jimmie and Glenn Woods started Metro Disposal (a/k/a Metro Service Group,…

How To Get Your Mind Right

In a Phase 1 Environment By Kenneth Cooper Stay At Home Order Day 61: Yes, I know this has left some of you tired. I know this has left some…