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Category: Social Issues


Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, Week 1: How Teens Handle Rejection

February 5, 2019
Gender Guest Posts Social Issues

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, an initiative created in 2010 by Congress to help raise awareness about this pervasive problem.


Neaux Reel Idea: Buddies Review

February 5, 2019
Film Social Issues

It’s incredible to know that films like Buddies, taking chances on difficult and taboo topics, were made during their urgent eras.


Bringing Awareness: An Interview with Trinese Duplessis

February 4, 2019
Education Social Issues

Every 7 minutes in the US a child will be bullied. Only 4 in 100 adults will intervene, and only 11 percent of the child’s peers might do the same.


From the Archives (and Memories): Claiborne Willie Laurendine

February 1, 2019
February 2019 Social Issues

It’s one of those memories from early childhood that you don’t forget, especially if you grew up to be a film critic. I don’t remember all of the details, but here’s what I know: The whole extended Laurendine family, from Grams (Rose Claire) and Paw Paw (William Laurendine) to their children and then to their […]


Get the Bag: Seven Laws of Wealth for Black New Orleanians

February 1, 2019
Economy February 2019 Race

Generally speaking, NOLA’s black community looks as if odds are stacked against them. Nevertheless, odds can be overcome.


The case for statewide decriminalization of cannabis in Louisiana

February 1, 2019
Criminal Justice Featured Guest Posts

In the three years since New Orleans made cannabis a misdemeanor, crime, and specifically homicide, dropped precipitously.


Women’s Reproductive Health and the A-word

February 1, 2019
February 2019 Gender Health Care

If the Louisiana bill is to be revisited by the court and allowed to stand, women’s reproductive rights would take a serious hit.


An Especially Poisoned American Dream

February 1, 2019
Featured February 2019 Politics Race

What is Gordon Plaza? An introduction to the neighborhood in New Orleans sitting on a Superfund site.


Cure Violence: NOLA’s Public Health Approach to Decreasing Murder Rates

February 1, 2019
Criminal Justice February 2019 Social Issues

New Orleans reported a near 50-year low in the count of murders committed for 2018.


The Monster And Dolores Brown: A Tale of Domestic Abuse

February 1, 2019
February 2019 Gender

If you are in an abusive relationship, there are support groups as well as affordable counseling around New Orleans.


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