July 2021 Archive

How responsible will Louisiana’s law enforcement be with their new responsibilities?
George Floyd’s death sparked national outrage and inspired discourse about police reform and the systematic racism in the police force. The relationship between black people and law enforcement has ...
Louisiana is a safer place for Big Oil than Louisianans
By Jarvis DeBerry Guest Columnist Rep. Danny McCormick’s attempt during the Louisiana Legislature’s session to have Louisiana designated a “fossil fuel sanctuary state” would never have passed constitutional muster. The state can’t ...
The Movement for Justice will not be deterred
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court just undercut the Voting Rights Act again. Having gutted the section that required pre-approval of state voting laws to protect ...
Biden calls voting rights laws ‘21st Century Jim Crow assault’
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — President Joseph Biden is pleading for help to end the continuing rhetoric that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Trump has continued ...
Commuter rail, Hollygrove traffic jams closer to solution
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The chance for a dedicated passenger railroad link between Baton Rouge and New Orleans took a positive turn last Tuesday, yet the potential sale of the Kansas ...
Cosby’s release spurs anger, puzzlement and jubilation
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — To the surprise of many, comedian, entertainer and actor Bill Cosby walked out of a Pennsylvania prison on June 30 after spending three years ...
Five things agents wish people knew about insurance
By Sarah Schlichter Contributing Writer (NerdWallet via AP) — Insurance is notoriously complicated, and few people have the time or desire to pore over their policies. But some basic knowledge can go ...
President Biden signs bipartisan bill to curb predatory lending
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — In recent years, consumer finance protections withered through a series of harsh attacks that either outright rejected or significantly diminished financial guard rails in the ...
Tulane School of Medicine placed on probation by accreditor amid allegations of racism, lack of diversity
By Philip Kiefer The Lens Graduate medical education programs at the Tulane University School of Medicine were placed on probation by a national accreditor, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, (ACGME) ...
The insurrection and the lost cause
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist A violent insurrection engulfed the U.S. Capitol just six months ago. One United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died and other Capitol police are still healing. ...

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