Note: This is an opinion piece only and does not necessarily represent the views of the Editorial Board. While New Orleans is more often recognized for its beads and beignets rather than biking, this changed with the 700 new ride share bicycles installed throughout the city in December of 2017. Upon approaching the 70 unattended […]
When a 19-year-old former student entered my high school on February 14th, 2018 and shot 34 of my former classmates, coaches and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, my high school was completely rebranded as the site of the deadliest high school shooting in United States history. I was forced to watch as as […]
What a joke. In a professional sport that allegedly prides itself on its wholesome image among all of its passionate fans nation-wide as well as the general public — particularly when it comes to a sense of “fair play” — the folks behind the scenes who operate and run the National Football League up in […]
I look to the young girl with her head bent over word problems that will never make sense to her. She feigns interests in them for a minute before she looks up. “I can’t do this.” “Keep trying,” I tell her. She picks up her pencil and tries to solve the problem once more, but […]
The New Orleans Saints, fresh off their 3rd straight heart-breaking loss in the NFL Playoffs, don’t have much time to dwell or be “bummed out” by not achieving their ultimate goal of reaching the Super Bowl; since they are intent on keeping the core of their current team intact in order to make at least […]
Time. It waits for nobody, doesn’t give away any more opportunities once it begins to run out, and eventually: it becomes our enemy. Yesterday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, that harsh reality of life began to hit ‘Who Dat’ fans as they watched their beloved New Orleans Saints football team lose in the NFL Playoffs for […]
Sometimes I ponder the possibilities of human greatness and imagine humanity with enlightened minds and selflessness, devoid of ego. A human race that lived by the Golden Rule and one in which you treat others the way you want to be treated. A race that transcends the boundaries of physical skin color and aspires to […]
On May 7th, 2019, going to Mahalia Jackson Theatre for The Performing Arts (for the Green New Deal gathering and rally) was a very nice 2-block walk down a side street, and into the St. Philip Street sidewalk entrance into Armstrong Park around 6 p.m. Two hours later, that side entrance, like all the other […]
“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” ― Mark Twain The entirety of the Trump era is despised by 55% of Americans – deeply, and it’s only getting worse. But I suggest that we may be looking at this wrong. Trump’s dark side has been slowly […]
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to run a racist goblin with no knowledge, experience, or interest in understanding the nuances of state and local government, you have a friend in Eddie Rispone.
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