And The Last Shall Be First…Someday…Hopefully, Oh, Louisiana

by Kenneth Cooper In Louisiana, you are more likely to become an obese, uninsured, nicotine addict with bad teeth and possible mental health problems than you are becoming a citizen who’ll lead a…

New Entergy Power Plant Should Reduce Crime

By Jeff Thomas The new energy plant in New Orleans East should be crime reduction tool.  Living amongst some of the most crime prone areas of the city, the residents…

That One Thing That Will Make You a Better Leader

Ronald E Riggio Ph.D. Work on this competency and your effectiveness will soar. Effective leadership is about developing and nurturing your relationships with followers. The very best leaders connect with followers and…

Black Panther Movie Review

By Jeff Thomas I must admit that I have never been much of a comic book reader.  And flying superheroes seem sorta’ silly while surrounded by serious issues in need…

Should We Ban the Assault Rifle

   Now Is A Great Time to Be an Aspiring Mass Murderer   By Kenneth Cooper   Let’s say you want to kill 10 to 20 people, preferably all at…

Black Inventors

5 Reasons You Should Celebrate Black History Month

JEMAR TISBY February 1st marked the beginning of Black History Month. Each year Americans set aside a few weeks to focus their historical hindsight on the contributions that people of African…

Why #MeToo Is Not About Sex, but Money

Teresa Ghilarducci Ph.D. People without financial resources can be exploited: women are at more risk. Sometimes libido explains why a tumescent male boss or coworker flirts, alludes, presses in too…

Push Your Partner to the Edge

Leon F Seltzer Ph.D. Should You Purposely Test Another’s Limits? Are you willing to explore someone else’s boundaries? Here’s why you should. In one of his early lectures, the eminent…

Gerrymandering: The New Grandfather Clause

THE JUSTICE REPORT By C.C. Campbell-Rock White politicians have worked to dilute the African-American vote since Congress ratified the 15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, giving black men the right…