June 2020 Archive

Police reform in N.O. – the stuff of science fiction
By Allen Johnson Contributing Writer Look at the videos on the New Orleans Police Department’s Facebook site, from June 8 through June 10, 2020.
Orleans school district prepares to take over Coghill charter, but lawsuit challenging move lingers
By Marta Jewson The Lens The NOLA Public Schools district is hiring staff in preparation to take over Mary D. Coghill Charter School from its governing charter group — the Better Choice ...
Black veterans want the World Court to investigate human rights violations in the US
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A coalition of Black American veterans has called on the Congressional Black Caucus and other elected minority leaders to request hearings at the World Court investigating human-rights ...
Center for Responsible Lending calls for end to overdraft fees during COVID-19
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) issued a report on June 3 calling on Congress to adopt legislation prohibiting banks from issuing overdraft fees for the duration ...
Henry Austan (left) and Milton Johnson (right) are shown being arrested by Louisiana State Police in Bogalusa following the shooting of Alton Crowe, a whithe man, on July 8, 1965, during a civil rights march. Both Austan, who shot Crowe and Johnson were members of the Deacons for Defense and Justice.
In Bogalusa, the Deacons fought violence with violence
By Alyssa Berry and Matthew Clark Contributing Writers Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series (Special from LSU Manship School News Service) — Fiery red dust filled the air as Henry ...
Tear-gassing protesters during an infectious outbreak ‘A recipe for disaster’
By Will Stone Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — In nationwide demonstrations sparked by the killing of George Floyd in police custody, protesters have been frequently pepper-sprayed or enveloped in clouds of ...
Louisianans conflicted on the reopening of the state
By Maria Marsh Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — Two LSU professors released surveys June 8 showing that Louisiana residents have conflicted feelings about the reopening of the state and ...
Trump’s snatch of Nixon’s law and order pitch worked once, why not again
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist Trump didn’t puff his chest out and brag that he’s the law and order president in response to the looting and burning that accompanied some of ...
Let’s just be clear…
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Eight minutes and forty-six seconds. In every generation there are seminal events that alter the outcomes of the future. As I reflect on the ...
Police reform was never going to be easy – but now’s the time
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist As the worldwide demonstrations continue two weeks after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman, the question is whether outrage will lead to real reforms? ...

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