From the Louisiana Weekly Dr. Norman C. Francis lived here. Confederate President Jefferson Davis merely died here. In the discussion to rename the picturesque, bicycle-pathed parkway stretching from Bayou St.…
FROM The NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE
It’s Time to Unmask and Address America’s Racial Inequities A NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE EDITORIAL Racism in America is institutional. The nation’s legal, business, civic and social constructs and the policies,…
The Magical Thinking of White Supremacists
by Iskra Fileva Ph.D. Some supremacists believe they deserve credit for others’ accomplishments. White supremacists like to say that most of the achievements of Western Civilization were achievements of white men.…
How New Orleans to New York fueled slavery and police brutality
Policing started in these two cities and must be changed by them By Lloyd “Rip” Lazard Wall Street got its’ name from an actual wall that was built by the…
A lesson in policing from New Orleans history
by ORISSA AREND If policing as we know it must die — as has been forcefully demanded by protesters worldwide — then what will replace it? Tim Wise, in his thought-provoking article…
It’s A Wonder Nobody Is Talking About Defunding The S&WB
By Kenneth Cooper I had a dream I punched turbine 4 in the face. It was a wonderful moment. Light rain was falling. People were kayaking up Carrollton as I…
What to know about Juneteenth
The emancipation holiday By Daniella Silva Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, will be celebrated by Black Americans this Saturday amid a national reckoning…
THE WORLD IS WOKE….
IT’S NOW OR NEVER FOR REPARATIONS By C. C. Campbell-Rock As we enter the third week since George Perry Floyd, Jr.’s murder, millions are still protesting around the world, carrying…
Why Sleep Is the Clean-Up Crew for Your Brain
Sheila Ohlsson Walker Ph.D. To boost mood, mental wellness and physical health, make sure to get your zzz’s! THE BASICS More than good old fashioned beauty sleep!Source: iStock / Getty,…
Black Athletes Are Playing A Different Kind Of Sport
By Kenneth Cooper Remember that old school jam that went, “my long hair just can’t cover up my redneck?” No? Yes? Maybe? Well, neither can the Confederate flag these days,…