FIND KORI GAUTHIER. As a community we must mobilize to find missing people no matter their age, race, sexual orientation, or any other identifying feature. A missing person is a missing person, and we must utilize every resource we have to help to get them home safely. Kori Gauthier, a 19 year old LSU student, […]
As I read yet another story on racism at a restaurant I am infuriated. Once again we find ourselves in a situation where Black People are met by unfettered racism during their dining or shopping experience. Time and time again we see the horrors of racism that restaurant and business owners believe can be fixed […]
In the South, particularly in cities like Lafayette, Louisiana, we are invisible to the rest of the world. Racism runs rampant, and the screams, cries, and pleas for help go unanswered. Our invisibility to the world seems unfathomable, but it is an unspoken reality. For some people it is better to imagine that the nightmare […]
In politics there is the truth and then there is what people want you to believe. The race for the only minority seat from Louisiana to Congress is heating up and so is the manipulation. The gerrymandering of our state lines have left us with very little opportunity to be truly represented nationally, but that […]
The racist regime has fallen and now it’s time to move the moral arc of the universe toward justice. This brings me to the curious case of the St. Martin Parish School Board that made a conscious decision to send home educators for wearing a shirt that said, “Chucks and Pearls.” The desperate attempts to […]
On January 6, 2021, White Privilege became White Desperation. It became evident that white extremists don’t lose well at all. The United States, and the World, watched in complete horror as Donald Trump fanned the flames of insurrection and encouraged violence against the legislative branch of government. Trump’s actions have stained the legacy of democracy, […]
Across the country, and by all accounts, we have begun the almost absolute transition of power of the presidency. It seems almost surreal that we find ourselves questioning IF 45 will leave peacefully. More importantly, it leaves me disgusted that across the country, virtually and in person, hatred has taken over. One thing is absolutely […]
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