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Category: Social Issues
Local Protest Action Planned Following Breonna Taylor Announcement
September 25, 2020Following Wednesday’s announcement, action has been planned across New Orleans and Louisiana in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters asking for justice in Louisville.
Roux, Racism, and Reality
September 24, 2020The Civil Rights Dream is deja vu in the Deep South. In Louisiana we have great food, good drinks, and nice racism. The kind of racism that manifests itself in […]
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 […]
City Council Unanimously Votes to Ban Use of Tear Gas on Protestors and Halt Proposed Construction of Phase III Jail Facility
September 18, 2020The vote follows the Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition’s months-long push to ban the use of the chemical weapon and years of advocating against jail expansion. New Orleans, LA, September […]
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.
An Immigrant’s Tale In Trump Land
September 8, 2020I was 24 when I came to this country. I came following love; the love that today has given me a perfect little boy that I get to call […]
Top LGBTQ Articles Worth Reading
September 7, 2020The LGBTQ community or gay community is an organization comprised of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people who unite under a common goal of fighting for their recognition and acceptance […]
How Much is a Racist Statue Worth to New Orleans?
September 7, 2020The individuals who advocate for keeping up Confederate monuments always circle back to the same point, ignoring arguments that the monuments represent a racist regime, that they glorify individuals that […]
Louisiana State Police Failed to Reprimand Trooper for Using Racial Slur, Agency’s Troubling Record on Race Goes Back Decades
September 6, 2020On September 3, WBRZ reported that Louisiana State Trooper August McKay referred to a black colleague as a “fucking n—er” in 2017. The Louisiana State Police investigated the incident and […]
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