New fires, familiar injustice
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist A lightning strike and a small fire are all it took this weekend to remind residents in South Louisiana – across much of the Gulf Coast really ... Celebrating Black Music Month, Back that jazz up!
At a time when efforts are underway to erase the contributions of African Americans and their culture from the annals of American history, during this Black Music Month, The Louisiana ... The woke derangement syndrome
By Rev. Jesse Jackson Guest Columnist Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been touted as the presidential candidate who offers Trump without the drama, a Trump who can win rather than lose. He ... Study reveals off-duty police kill Black men at unacceptably high rates
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A recent study in Health Services Research found that off-duty police officers commit homicides more often than previously thought, and media coverage of ... The gun violence epidemic is ‘locking us back in our room’
By Owen Racer KFF Health News Erin Brown recalls all too well the dreadful call he received from his mother in 2021, while in the thralls of the COVID-19 pandemic: His ... La. community college leader blasts resolution requesting diversity spending report
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System did not mince words last Wednesday while testifying on a resolution that requested all public ... City of New Orleans rolls out non-police 911 mental-health response
By Nick Chrastil The Lens Last week, New Orleans will finally launch a program that sends specialized teams of mental health professionals to respond to non-violent behavioral health emergencies. 77% of Louisiana residents support legal abortions after rape, survey finds
By Eliza Stanley Contributing Writer (LSU Manship News Service) — Seventy-seven percent of Louisiana residents say a woman should be able to obtain a legal abortion if she became pregnant after being ... Denials of health insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder
By Elisabeth Rosenthal Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Millions of Americans in the past few years have run into this experience: filing a health care insurance claim that once might have been paid ... Advocates sound alarm as SCOTUS weighs ban on Affirmative Action
By Peter White Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Service) — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases this month that could prohibit consideration of race in college admissions, undoing ...
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