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Retired General Russel Honoré Addresses Federal COVID-19 Response, Upcoming Hurricane Season

June 1, 2020

Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré is an expert on federal disaster response. As the commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, he was responsible for leading and coordinating the military relief efforts across New Orleans and the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina. In May, he was asked to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee on the federal response to COVID-19, and what could have been done better. Shortly afterward, he spoke with Big Easy Magazine to share some of his thoughts on that subject, as well as the upcoming hurricane season. 

New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders Joins SAGE’s National Affiliate Network as SAGE New Orleans

May 22, 2020

New Orleans Organization Joins SAGE Local Organization Serving LGBT Older People Joins National Network of Affiliates [New Orleans, LA] Beginning this month, New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders (NOAGE) joins SAGE’s national affiliate network as SAGE New Orleans. SAGE is the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT elders, with […]

5 proven-tips to have a good night’s rest amid COVID-19 pandemic

May 20, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has spread across more than 180 countries with more than 4 million infected and 250,000 casualties. Covid-19 has created havoc on the national health system of all the affected countries and the economy has come almost to a standstill. People have been forced to stay in lockdowns across most of the affected nations. […]

White Supremacists Post with Impunity; Opponents Punished by Facebook

May 19, 2020

I’ve come to the conclusion that Facebook has become a safe haven for hate speech rather than a safe space for minorities and disenfranchised groups. According to Facebook’s community standards, hate speech is defined as “direct attack on people based on what we call protected characteristics — race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, […]

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