One of the silent killers behind Covid lockdown has been domestic abuse and violence. And it has been as cross-cultural and indifferent as coronavirus – countries all across the globe have reported increased violence at home, typically against women and children. At the start of lockdown, UK’s largest domestic abuse charity, Refuge, reported a […]
Category: Social Issues
Groundbreaking! First Openly Transgender Woman to Hold Political Seat in Louisiana
July 12, 2020It was a big night for transgender people in Louisiana. Peyton “Rose Michelle” Theriot, who goes by Peyton Rose Michelle, won her seat with the Democratic State Central Committee for the 46th District A, representing St. Martin, Iberia, and St. Landry Parishes. She is the first openly transgender woman elected to a Louisiana political position, […]
TAKING A STAND: Who Dat Fans Will See Saints Tackle More Social Issues This Season
July 9, 2020The upcoming 2020 NFL Season for the New Orleans Saints is already starting to shape up to become one that eventually will be remembered by passionate and loyally-devoted members of the franchise’s “Who Dat Nation” fan-base, for a very long time. That’s not only just because the Black and Gold will be one of the […]
New Orleans Hospitality Workers’ Alliance To Hold March on July 9th to Demand the Defunding of Police
July 8, 2020Currently, 63% of our city budget goes to cops, jails, and reactive measures. Only 3% goes to children and families, and 1% to job development. Hospitality workers bring in 9.1 billion dollars a year to the New Orleans economy. We have a right to the wealth we produce. We refuse to accept that billions in […]
Village Keepers Rally to End Police Brutality in Jefferson Parish
July 8, 2020Marrero, LA, July 8, 2020 – The Village Keeper’s and residents and allies in Jefferson Parish will rally at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 to protest for justice in honor of slain Black men at the hands of JPSO. The rally is prompted by the murders of Keeven Robinson, Chris […]
Cantrell Pushes for End of Federal Consent Decree As Monitor Releases Negative Report
July 6, 2020Days before a devastatingly negative report revealed severe problems within the New Orleans Police Department task forces – which were disbanded in May – Mayor LaToya Cantrell argued that it is time to end federal oversight. “We’ve demonstrated that we embrace reforms,” Cantrell said. “We’ve demonstrated that we have set the foundation to continue constitutional […]
Big Easy Magazine Interviews Candidates for First City Court Judge: Sara Lewis
July 3, 2020Note: This is the second in a series of profiles and interviews on the candidates for First City Court Judge, which is on the ballot for Orleans Parish on July 11. First City Court judges hear evictions and small claims disputes for all residents of the east bank of New Orleans. We were only able […]
Big Easy Magazine Interviews Candidates for First City Court Judge: Schalyece Harrison
July 2, 2020Note: This is the first in a series of profiles and interviews on the candidates for First City Court Judge, which is on the ballot for Orleans Parish on July 11. First City Court judges hear evictions and small claims disputes for all residents of the east bank of New Orleans. We were only able […]
New Trump Administration Rule Would Kick Transgender People Out of Shelters
July 2, 2020The Trump Administration has announced a proposed rule changed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that could force transgender individuals out of shelters and into the streets. According to the Center for American Progress, the proposed HUD change would gut the Equal Access Rule, which “explicitly protects transgender people from discrimination in […]
TO MASK OR NOT TO MASK: Saints Fans Have Difficult Choice to Make This Season
July 2, 2020Wearing a mask. According to the advice of most medical experts, the use of one during the on-going and recently surging coronavirus / COVID-19 national health crisis, is mostly viewed as a way to not only protect yourself from catching the disease, but to also prevent you unintentionally from spreading it to others. However for […]
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