Only you can decide how much sex you “should” be having By Jay Cardiello How often couples have sex varies. Research suggests the average is about once a week.1 Each partner’s age,…
This Governor’s Race Needs Some Hot Sauce On It
Somebody needs to say something about somebody’s mama soon. Or else, this will be one of the dullest races for governor in a while. Last election we had the intrigue:…
LSU: The Teflon Don of Major College Athletics
Less than 3 weeks ago, the NCAA Independent Resolution Panel levied heavy penalties on both the LSU football and men’s basketball programs. The panel handed down Level 1-3 violations. The…
7 Foods That Should Never Be In Your Fridge
From our Friends at BlackDoctor.org Despite popular belief, refrigerating certain foods can actually change their flavor and intensity (not in a good way). It can even reduce their nutritional quality,…
7 Reasons People Regret Divorce
By Ann Gold Buscho Ph.D. A third to 80 percent of people regret divorcing after unexpected consequences. KEY POINTS According to a study that didn’t include divorces due to intimate partner…
FREDERICK DOUGLASS’S “FOURTH OF JULY” SPEECH (1852)
July 5, 1852 Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens Fellow-citizens, I shall not presume to dwell at length on the associations that cluster about this day. The simple story of…
Why Juneteenth represents freedom better than July 4 for many Americans
JAYLA WHITFIELD-ANDERSON On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed, as 13 colonies separated from Great Britain and established the United States of America. But while the Fourth…
New Orleans can’t solve its local problems because the State of Louisiana won’t let it.
State Uses Preemption & Stalls Progress The state of Louisiana continues to stifle the growth of the city of New Orleans. New Orleans legislators’ bills to change the city are…
Neighbors Band Together Against Crime and Litter
By David Soublet, Sr. My family has resided in our New Orleans East neighborhood in District E for over 32 years since my daughter was born in 1991. The neighborhood…