By Kristen Burras What world do we want on the other side of COVID-19? We cannot afford a Katrina replay. There are policymakers who will balk at the thought of redistributive, race conscious policies for historically marginalized groups. It is critical to recognize, like historian Robin D. G. Kelley, that...
This Was Not the Time to Reinstate Work Search Requirement
Based on anecdotal evidence, we know that there are still way to many out-of-work Louisianans that are still getting the run-around in the state's unemployment system. Some waiting on benefits for the very first time. Others were receiving employments, but haven't in weeks after being forced in ear;y July, either...
Grab Your Purses and Leave: Time to Nix the Controversy over Nyx
We get it. African-Americans have every right to exist in every area of society. And we have the right to be respected and treated fairly in every sphere. But the controversy surrounding the comments made by Carnival's Mystic Krewe of Nxy Captain Julie Lea seems, to us at least, to be a...
Drew Brees Still Has a Good Arm . . . And He Can Use It to Pitch His Apology in the Trash
While our Congressman Cedric Richmond and other high placed African Americans are accepting Drew Brees' apology for his statement that categorized peaceful protest against racism and injustice as demonstrated by such acts as silently kneeling during the playing of the national anthem as somehow disrespecting the flag or the military,...
$3 Trillion HEROES Act Promises More COVID-19 Relief for Consumers and Businesses
Will the U.S. Senate act swiftly on the new legislative plan? As the nation’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) tracks the spread of COVID-19, by mid-May, at least 1.6 million infections and over 92,000 deaths occurred. This data includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories of Guam, the Northern...
Tourism Leader Stephen Perry Is Out of Touch and Out of Line
New Orleans & Company CEO Stephen Perry must be the most egotistical and out-of-touch non-profit leader in the city’s history. Here at The New Orleans Tribune, we feel pretty confident in making that assessment as messages Perry sent to members of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s reveal the unreasonable and unrealistic position...
Congratulations, Ray Nagin!
We were happy to learn that Ray Nagin, former mayor of Orleans, had been released from federal prison and is now reunited with his family in Texas. The New Orleans Tribune wrote about the federal investigation and prosecution of Nagin during the trial. And we had our opinions. We were never...
WHILE WE ARE QUARANTINING . . .
THE EXHIBITION HALL AUTHORITY WAS CHOOSING FINALISTS FOR ITS $557 MILLION HOTEL PROJECT The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Exhibition Hall Authority, the governing body of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, announced on Monday (April 21) that he had received proposals from master development teams to develop 39-acres...
Mayor Cantrell Does Not Need Permission or Approval to do What’s Best for New Orleans
The President of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Todd Murphy must have fallen and bumped his head before he decided it was a good idea to write New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell a letter, chiding her for not talking to folk around the region before she voiced her opinion last...
A New Orleans Tribune Editorial: It’s Time for the Democrats to Come to the Table
"Socialism" Be Damned: A Progressive Platform Is Needed for the DNC to Get the Support it Needs from Black Americans, Other Marginalized Communities Since Sen. Bernie Sanders announced the suspension of his campaign, we have heard incessantly that it is time for his supporters to suck it up and get...