On June 30th, the Export-Import Bank’s charter will expire if Congress refuses to act. House Republicans are in full swing to diminish Ex-Im bank’s ability…
Symbols Matter. Words Matter. That’s what one local entrepreneur, Frank Scurlock, reminded us of when he paid for skywriting during Jazz Fest. New Orleanians looked…
The doors to Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME Church reopened Sunday to an exodus of people undeterred by the murderous efforts of a gunman fueled by…
As a teen in the “War on Drugs” 1980s, I remember being almost jubilant on those rare occasions when the local news showed a criminal…
The ancestors, from those who perished during the Trans-Atlantic Slave voyage to the souls who were raped and murdered on American soil, are turning over…
Ever since the latest information about the alleged NSA spying scandal came out, it seems like everyone has been talking about internet trails and how…
During yesterday’s Conan episode, comedian Deon Cole jokingly told Conan that his advertisers need to do a better job advertising “specifically to Black people”. “Everybody’s done one,” Cole quipped. “Colgate, McDonald’s, Tide laundry detergent.” This skit made me wonder if a Black version of a commercial is a necessity.
