In the race for Orleans Parish District Attorney (DA), criminal justice reform has taken center stage as the defining issue.
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LA GOP Chairman of Minority Outreach Offers Social Media Platform for KKK Member
October 1, 2020Elbert Lee Guillory, the Head of Minority Outreach for the Louisiana Republican Party posted a “short conversation” that he had with a KKKlansman. In the short interview, the KKK member expressed “sadness and anger” at the fact that the federal government, under President Donald Trump, designated the group as a terrorist organization.
J.C. Romero endorsed for New Orleans School Board by major community organizations and leaders
September 30, 2020New Orleans School Board candidate Dr. J.C. Romero has been endorsed by the Orleans Parish Democratic Party (OPDEC), Forum for Equality, the Black Organization for Leadership Development (BOLD), Victory Fund, the […]
Trump Advises Americans to Pay Taxes to be “Part of the Game”
September 29, 2020According to a New York Times report, Donald Trump, a literal billionaire, paid a measly $750 in federal income tax the year he entered the White House. The report further […]
Electionland 2020: USPS Mailers, Pandemic Voting, Get Out the Vote Efforts and More
September 26, 2020ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. New From ProPublica No Democrats Allowed: A […]
“The American People Should Have A Voice” and Other Lies Republicans Said About Obama’s 2016 Supreme Court Nomination
September 24, 2020In 2016 the Republicans took a stand after Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected death, declaring that they would not approve Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. They stated that […]
The Tangled Tale of Trump’s TikTok Ban
September 23, 2020Trump’s attempted TikTok ban has been a tale full of twists, turns, and totally asinine Trumpisms. It all started with some anti-Chinese sentiment. Since ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is a […]
The Dearly Departed, Notorious RBG
September 22, 2020When we lost Ruth Bader Ginsberg on Friday night, I felt a deep, echoing sadness, the origin of which was at first hard to pinpoint. Partially, it came from […]
New Orleans Justice Reform Advocates to Host District Attorney Candidate Forum
September 18, 2020The New Orleans People’s District Attorney Coalition (NOPDAC) is hosting a two-hour virtual candidate forum on Wednesday, September 23.
LA Workforce Commission Mistakenly Sends Overpayment Notices
September 17, 2020If you received an overpayment notice from the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), you might not actually have to repay your benefits.
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