Almost a whole entire 20 miles. 19.22 of them, as a matter of fact. That’s the literal distance measured out in total passing yardage (33,825 yards) in every single game ever played at the 45-year old indoor stadium known as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the home venue of the New Orleans Saints, by starting QB Drew […]
On Tuesday, June 23, Mayor Cantrell announced a new initiative called the Immigrant Community Assistance Program for local immigrant workers. According to a press release by Forward Together New Orleans – a nonprofit organization formed as Mayor Cantrell’s transition team – as many as 500 immigrant families will receive $1,000 payments. Forward Together noted that […]
This is a story, in Qween Amor’s own words, “of racism, transphobia, and violence, and how we respond to it.” This is also a story that major local news outlets have not deemed worthy of coverage – despite getting over 1,400 shares on social media. This is a story about La Diva clothing store on […]
Facebook today removed a paid post by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and the “Team Trump” campaign page – because the post featured a Nazi symbol. The post, which violated Facebook’s terms of service regarding organized hate speech, prominently featured a red triangle. While Tim Murtaugh, spokesperson for the Trump campaign, asserted that “the red […]
Reparation New Orleans is calling for Africans Americans to march for reparations on Juneteenth (June 19, 2020) at 9:00 a.m. starting at Nora Navra Library Juneteenth has grown to be a traditional African American holiday that is steadily becoming on par with Kwanza. The holiday commemorates the arrival of federal troops in Galveston, Texas. Why […]
As Facebook has fueled the spread of hate online, a new campaign, #StopHateforProfit, organizes global corporations standing in solidarity against such hate. New York, NY, June 17, 2020 … In response to Facebook’s repeated failure to meaningfully address the vast proliferation of hate on its platforms, six organizations today announced a new campaign, #StopHateforProfit, that […]
NEW ORLEANS (June 16, 2020)—Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is pleased to announce a lead gift for our COVID-19 emergency response from The Helis Foundation, a Louisiana private foundation established and funded by the William Helis Family and dedicated to supporting the greater New Orleans community. Second Harvest President […]
A high-ranking employee with the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) recently made social media posts glorifying violence against protesters. One post joked openly about shooting them. Adam Brickeen is Communications Chief for the New Orleans Real-Time Crime Center, according to his LinkedIn profile. Brickeen is also NOHSEP liaison for the […]
On August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King stepped onto a podium in front of 250,000 people and begin to speak. The speech he delivered would eventually go down in history as one of the greatest examples of American rhetoric that has ever been composed. Nearly midway through his speech, King was prompted by Mahalia […]
BATON ROUGE, LA – Monday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that existing civil rights law bars discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees in the workplace. Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Stephen Handwerk released the following statement in response: “This is a historic moment in our long struggle for equality and justice for LGBTQ+ Americans. Today, the court clearly and […]
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