March 2021 Archive

The right to vote is the foundation of democracy
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The right to vote is the essential foundation of democracy. Yet today, across America, there is a systematic campaign by one party to curtail the right to ...
Who’s watching the hen house?
The Census results are in and the Louisiana Legislature has until December 31, 2021, to draw district maps. Louisiana Republicans have consistently used the redistricting process to gerrymander district ...
A Very Bad Day
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I have bad days, even very bad days, as we all do. Example: I woke up late on a day when I had an 8 a.m. meeting. ...
Black farmers and COVID relief
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist If you ever begin to doubt that elections matter, think about Black farmers.
Confronting the anti-civil rights filibuster
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – Congressional Democrats have set forth a bold agenda that includes legislation to tackle climate change, raise the minimum wage to $15, and ...
Report: Homelessness increased even before the onset of COVID-19
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released part one of its annual homelessness report to Congress, indicating that homelessness was increasing across ...
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More than half of top US companies earn ‘F’ in race and gender pay equity
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer In honor of Equal Pay Day on March 24, investment firm Arjuna Capital and Proxy Impact released their fourth annual racial and gender pay scorecard, finding that ...
Health Dept. launches ‘Bring Back Louisiana’ vaccination drive
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Department of Health will be partnering with local community organizations and medical associations to “get everyone in Louisiana the opportunity to get the ...
Trooper who struck Black man 18 times with flashlight resigns
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A Louisiana State Police trooper charged in multiple police brutality incidents resigned from his job with the agency on Wednesday, March 10, three months after ...
Study ranks Louisiana as 3rd least educated state
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A new WalletHub study has ranked Louisiana as the 48th most educated state in America.

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