Health care workers of color nearly twice as likely as whites to get COVID-19

By Christina Jewett Contributing Writer (khn.org) — Health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, more

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Xavier receives largest private individual donation in institution’s history

By Aviwe DuBois Contributing Writer Xavier University of Louisiana was one of six historically Black universities to receive institutional donations as part of a $1.7

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Report: New Orleanians don’t earn enough to afford even modest housing
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The recent release of an annual report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition reveals that many New Orleanians don’t earn a high enough wage to afford ... BESE approves minimum standards for school reopening
By Marta Jewson The Lens One day before a deadline set by a recently passed state law, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on last Tuesday approved a minimum set of ... 2010 Census omitted 3.7 million Blacks – nearly five times its original ‘undercount’ claims
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — A special report released by the National Urban League reveals that the U. S. Census Bureau omitted at least 3.7 million African Americans from ... 70 that’s the number of people who have died in police custody after uttering ‘I can’t breathe,’ study finds
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer In a June 29 article, The New York Times details the results of a study by the newspaper that found at least 70 instances over the last ... ACLU of La. to challenge racist policing in the state
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens The ACLU of Louisiana, with the help of private for-profit law firms and law school legal clinics, plans to “unleash a wave” of litigation across the ... Urban League, ACLU call for police, criminal justice reform
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Participants in an online webinar sponsored by the Urban League of Louisiana about police reform on June 16 said that any overhaul of the law enforcement system ... The bitter history behind the highways occupied by protesters
By Olivia Paschal Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — From the 1950s into the 1970s, numerous highways were built through U.S. cities that profoundly wounded African-American communities. In Durham, North Carolina, ... Beyond protesting: How do we stop savage inequities?
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer As worldwide protests over the murder of George Floyd by indicted fired cops continue, civil rights leaders and Black-run legal organizations, Black elected officials and social justice ...
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