Martha Henderson Huckabay, President of the Women’s Republican Club of New Orleans, was previously in Big Easy Magazine’s spotlight for warning of “nanobytes” in COVID vaccines. Huckabay has once more garnered attention by defending the institution of slavery, by weighing into a discussion between State Representative Raymond Garofalo (R-Chalmette) and State Representative Stephanie Hilferty (R-Metairie). […]
Category: Race
Louisiana’s Criminal Justice System Is Broken. These Bills Could Fix Some of Its Problems.
April 22, 2021It’s no secret that Louisiana’s criminal justice system is one of the most biased, severe, and harmful justice systems in the world. According to reports from the federal government last year, Louisiana incarcerates more people, per capita, than any other state in the country. “We warehouse more people in prison than anywhere else, and I […]
Why Is Policing on Claiborne Avenue More Intense Than Policing in the French Quarter?
April 22, 2021Due to a steep decrease in COVID-19 cases, New Orleans moved into Modified Phase Three COVID-19 restrictions this month. These relaxed requirements reduced the curfew placed on bars so they can now stay open until 1 AM, increased the permitted amount of people allowed to gather indoors and outdoors, to 150 and 250 respectively, and, […]
LA Legislators File Bills to Address Racial Discrimination in the Black Community
April 21, 2021Recently, several Louisiana legislators have filed eyebrow-raising legislation to include a bill that could make it illegal to teach about racism and sexism as well as bills that threaten health care for transgender people. To counter the series of regressive legislation filed by Republican legislators, four Democratic legislators and one Republican legislator have filed […]
Rep. Tammy Phelps Spearheads Bill To End Black Hair Discrimination
April 12, 2021The conversation on natural hair in the workforce has been a long one and, some would say, often unfair. While hairstyles, such as the afro, have received attention going all the way to federal court, there are still no federal laws on the books concerning discrimination based on natural hairstyles. Companies still have dress codes […]
Louisiana Representative Files Bill That Could Make It Illegal To Teach About Racism and Sexism
April 7, 2021Legislation was filed by the Louisiana House Education Committee Chairman Ray Garofalo that could ban schools from teaching “Divisive Concepts,” like “that either the United States of America or the state of Louisiana is fundamentally, institutionally, or systemically racist or sexist.” Garofalo disagrees with the “interpretation” that the US was founded on slavery and since […]
OPPRC Unveils Mural in Effort to Bring Attention to Problematic Cash Bail System in New Orleans
April 7, 2021Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition (OPPRC) is working to end cash bail and make jails in New Orleans more humane. Established in 2004, OPPRC is a grassroots group of individuals who work to improve the conditions of those held in Orleans Parish detention. The group works to reduce incarceration and create more humane jail conditions. […]
Claiborne Overpass Construction That Obliterated Historic Black Business District May Get Restitution in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
April 6, 2021In the early 1960s, the North Claiborne Avenue that ran through Treme was lined with 300-year-old oak trees. On either side of the avenue were bustling shops, storefronts, and other businesses. The original Circle Food Store, Ernie K. Doe’s Mother-in-law Lounge, and Charbonnet Funeral Home were among dozens of black-owned businesses on this section of […]
Lafayette Collectibles Store “Proudly Refuses Admittance to Any Chinese Communist MoFo”
March 30, 2021On March 30th, Kim Belew stopped by Coin & Treasure in Lafayette, with the intention of buying a 2021 Silver Eagle. When she got to the shop at 2472 W Congress St., she saw something that disturbed her. A sign on the front door read, “Coin & Treasure PROUDLY refuses admittance to any Chinese Communist […]
A New Era for Jim Crow: Voting Suppression Bill Passes; What That Means; Could it Happen Here?
March 29, 2021What happened? Surrounded by his all white, all male peers, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp sat in front of a painting of Callaway plantation. It’s a place that was built on and succeeded entirely due to slavery. Outside of the Governor’s office, a Black woman, Georgia State Representative Park Cannon, was dragged away by police for […]
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