When I first set out to make a difference by changing the social, political, and economic condition of my community, I never imagined that I’d experience the most negativity, barriers, and ridicule from people who are supposed to be fighting for the same causes. I could not fathom that my greatest opposition would come from […]
The fears of a serious injury to starting QB Drew Brees that could potentially end his NFL season or possibly even his professional career may have become a reality.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in several news outlets including the Advocate and the Daily Star in 2014. The growing influence of special interests is imperiling our democracy. A healthy democratic government consists of an informed electorate capable of influencing and shaping policies that benefit the whole of society. A well-informed citizenry […]
Contrary to what many believe about those of us who work in “The Media,” we don’t make up the news.
Ever since Drew Brees came to New Orleans, he has been a hero to me. The last thing my publication and I wanted to do was to defame an American hero. For the record, we don’t believe we have defamed him. Drew Brees has always shown class, dignity and respect in all of his encounters […]
I’ve been a Saints fan for over a decade. I was never a big NFL fan, preferring watching my UVA Cavaliers snatch defeat from the jaws of victory year after year in the ACC. What turned me on to them was the culture around the Saints, and New Orleans itself. When the Saints won the […]
Robert Green Ingersoll once opined, “Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul.” Our State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education through the charter school approval system has become a market to sell the children of our state to the […]
Do sports teams benefit cities enough to justify the tax dollars spent on them? Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards seems to think so as he rolls out a $450 million plan to renovate the Superdome that comes with a 15 year extension for the Saints to stay in New Orleans. Of course the Saints and […]
As we continue to witness a rise in white domestic terrorism in this country, Louisiana’s Republican U.S. Congressmen remain tone deaf as to the root cause of the mass violence sweeping our nation. Despite evidence showing that the overwhelming majority of the approximately 32 mass shootings this year were carried out by white nationalists, Louisiana’s […]
It was early September 2005. About a week after we were hit by Hurricane Katrina and the levees failed, President George W. Bush, who was a little late coming here but he was here now, gave a speech in front of St Louis Cathedral. Most of the City was still in darkness, and still deep […]
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