The placement of a South African flag frequently associated with white supremacy at a destroyed monument uplifting the Confederacy carries obvious connotations, says Anti-Defamation League South Regional Director Aaron Ahlquist.
Hurricane Laura may have destroyed the South's Defenders monument in front of the Lake Charles courthouse, but the spirit of racism behind it remains.
On the evening of February 26th, James Washington and his wife Yasmin Racquel settled into Desi Vegas Seafood and Prime Steaks, in Metairie, for a date night. After what Washington described as an evening of good food and good laughs, Washington was dismayed when he received the check. He saw that a 20% gratuity had […]
To celebrate Black History Month, and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, the New Orleans Emergency Medical Service (EMS) has created a pin to show support to the New Orleans Black community.
In politics there is the truth and then there is what people want you to believe. The race for the only minority seat from Louisiana to Congress is heating up and so is the manipulation. The gerrymandering of our state lines have left us with very little opportunity to be truly represented nationally, but that […]
A petition demanding the removal of Gov. John Bel Edwards from office has fizzled with less than half the signatures needed to move forward.
The Capitol Insurrection was a monumental event that, unless something even more dramatic and disruptive happens in the next few weeks, will likely shape American public life for the next decade. Emotions are still raw, even while the investigations are underway and many of the facts are yet unknown. What is clear already, however, is […]
You’re likely to find something you didn’t order on your receipt at Juan’s Flying Burrito, but if you’re not a bigot it’s unlikely you’ll be unhappy about it. The popular New Orleans restaurant, famous for its decadent nachos and unbelievable burritos, decided to make a statement at the bottom of its checks, adding the message […]
On Thursday, the Police Training, Screening, and De-escalation Task Force approved numerous new regulations that they believe will enable better policing in Louisiana. Their longest debate centered around whether law enforcement agencies should be allowed to internally investigate when their officer’s shoot people and it results in a death or serious injury. The Task Force […]
Nate Parker returns to directing with this suspenseful film about one of the most polarizing topics in the contemporary United States, the extrajudicial killing of black people by law enforcement. The film takes the viewer on an emotional journey but fails to deliver a cathartic release that would have made it a monumental work of […]
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