Commentary
I’m About to Have Me a Kavanaugh!
By Julianne Malveaux I’m mad. So mad that I can spit. Throw stuff. Holla. Make some noise. What is a righteous woman to do? I’m about to throw me a Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh may have […]
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Data Zone
Jazz Extravaganza Raises Funds for St. Peter Claver Catholic School
Photos by Terry Jones The 15th Annual Jazz Extravaganza to benefit St . Peter Claver Catholic School took place on Saturday, October 9 and featured local favorite Glen David Andrews as the marquee performer. Additional […]
Featured
With HIV Rates Topping the Nation, Baton Rouge Needs HAART, Open Health, and PreP
By Candace J. Semien BATON ROUGE—The HIV AIDS Alliance for Region Two, Inc., or HAART, is the 19th largest nonprofit in the state, with a budget of more than $25 million. But with an HIV […]
News
Jerome Smith Addresses Trump’s Disrespect Before NOLA City Council
Photos by Kichea S. Burt Jerome Smith of Tambourine and Fan, a community group in New Orleans working with youth, speaks to the NOLA City Council about the recent disrespect displayed by President Donald Trump, […]
Local
Telling Black Stories Through Poetry
By Piper Thurman As a child, in between born into an interracial family, Poet Michele Reese knew she wanted to write about the Black experience with works that delved into African American history, from very […]
Uncategorized
Jesse Louis Jackson is Our Civil Rights Icon
By Julianne Malveaux Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson turned 77 on October 8, 2018. Nobody has led a less storied life. He first took a public stand for civil rights when he was just a kid […]
Local
A Five Hundred Year Old Shared History
By Stacy M. Brown “It started with slave ships… There are more records of slave ships than one would dream. It seems inconceivable until you reflect that for 200 years ships sailed carrying cargo of […]
Editorials
Spiritually Speaking: Being a Good ‘Steward’ Requires Action
By James A. Washington My word for today is “Steward” or “Stewardship.” I haven’t found this very important word in the bible yet, but I have heard many a pastor preach on it. From the […]
Commentary
Time Stopped For Me on September 27th
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. I did not intend to watch Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding her allegations of sexual assault on the part of Judge Brent Kavanaugh. I was […]
Black Experience
Know Your Worth, Right Now
By Morgan A. Owens Three words that we often should follow, but don’t. I didn’t know my worth or even know I was worthy for many years. How many of us feel or have felt […]