by Jeff Thomas Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is a Tea Party Conservative. His surprising election to that post was bolstered by unexpected support from African Americans in NOLA and…
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Essence Fest Is More Than a Party. It’s a Permission Slip
TL;DR Essence Festival 2026 just wrapped in New Orleans — and if you were there, you already know what happened. Something shifted in that building. Something that goes deeper than…
Juneteenth Is a Federal Holiday — and Some White Folks Would Rather Go to Work Than Admit It
TL;DR Juneteenth is now a federal and state holiday. Some white conservatives are so opposed to acknowledging what happened that they would rather clock in at a job that legally…
Convicted Lawyers Stole From You Every Time You Drove
Black Source Media — Sunday — Opinion / Accountability — Jeff Thomas Opinion / Accountability The Motta-Giles verdict didn’t just convict two lawyers. It confirmed what everyone in Louisiana already…
Flush or Fall: New Orleans’ Water System Is Dying, and Both Moreno and Landry Have Run Out of Excuses
The pipes under New Orleans are not simply aging — they are surrendering. The can that a dozen mayors and governors kicked down the road has finally rolled off a…
Investing in the future of New Orleans
By Airbnb · · Community Key Takeaways Airbnb is announcing $150,000 in community investments to support youth, education, and housing programs in New Orleans. This investment is part of a broader slate of community…
Two Years, Two Deaths: Why Minnesota Finally Broke America’s Silence
These were not the first shootings involving federal immigration agents. Over the past two years, there have been multiple use-of-force incidents during immigration operations. Some ended in death. Many ended…
2026: The Year New Orleans Decides to Be Great
New Orleans enters this year with something we have not had in a long time: a reset. We have a new mayor. We have a re-shaped City Council. And we…
Louisiana’s ICE Campaign Runs on a Dangerous Lie—And New Orleans Is Pushing Back
Voltaire Warned Us: ICE’s Absurd Narrative and Louisiana’s Growing Constitutional Crisis “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit injustices.” Back in 1765, Voltaire issued that timeless…
How Racism and ICE Raids Broke the New Orleans Workforce
ICE, Labor, and the Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves: How Racism Broke the Workforce and Why These Raids Won’t Fix a Thing SEO Title: Focus Keyphrase: ICE raids and New…