Every Carnival season, this city gets the world’s attention. Every Ash Wednesday, it squanders it. Dr. Norman Francis spent 47 years proving there’s another way. The question is whether New…
Louisiana Just Got Hit With the SAVE Act. Here’s the Battle Plan.
This state has beaten voter suppression before. It can do it again. But only if Black voters, attorneys, and elected officials move now — not in November. The SAVE Act…
Stay Safe While Dating Online: Essential Tips to Protect Yourself
In a recent YouTube video that’s been making the rounds, an older woman shared her traumatic experience of being sexually assaulted by someone she met through an online dating platform.…
7 Shocking Ways SAVE Act Kills Black Voting Rights
The New Face of Voter Suppression in Louisiana Yesterday, President Donald Trump delivered his 2026 State of the Union address. For one hour and 47 minutes, the 47th president made…
The Supreme Court Just Made Trump a Lame Duck President
Well, apparently Trump won’t be grabbing the economy by the tariffs after all. The Supreme Court saw to that when it issued a big beautiful rejection of his tariff policy…
Is Black Political Power Peaking — Or Just Shifting?
Black political power has long been the decisive force in American elections. From Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement to the Obama coalition, Black voters have shaped the direction of…
The Professional Class Pipeline: How HBCUs Quietly Power Black America
Historically Black Colleges and Universities represent roughly 3% of American colleges and universities. Yet they produce nearly 20% of Black college graduates nationwide. That output is not accidental. HBCUs were…
Jesse Jackson: The Architect of the Rainbow Coalition and a Builder of Black Political Power
Rev. Jesse Jackson is one of the most consequential political figures in modern American history. He did not merely march in the Civil Rights Movement. He helped translate it into…
Dr. Norman C. Francis: The Man Who Built a Medical Pipeline and Reshaped New Orleans
Dr. Norman C. Francis was not simply a university president. He was an architect of Black excellence, an economic builder, a civic strategist, and arguably the most consequential figure in…
Hate on a Mardi Gras Float: New Orleans Must Draw a Line Now
TL;DR During Mardi Gras, a Krewe of Tucks member displayed a Black girl doll hanging by beads. In a city with deep roots in Black culture and a painful history…