Did a socially established white person ever assume a black identity, long-term, in the era before Rachel Dolezal? Apparently Voodoo queen Marie Laveau’s lover did just that.
Category: Opinion
Posted inCharter Schools, Opinion, Schools
Equity, transparency undercut by holdouts against OneApp school admissions process
It’s time to level the playing field and provide a uniform application process for all OPSB charters.
Posted inOpinion
WBOK panel on race shows how hard it can be to ‘promote understanding’
White guilt meets black blame: Is there no way to overcome these obstacles to more constructive conversation?
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
If Jindal’s anti-gay order reflects Southern ‘values,’ New Orleans has seceded from the region
There’s the Old South and then there’s the Other South. Revulsion over Jindal’s coded bigotry places New Orleans in the latter camp.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Real ‘resilience’ requires a City Hall unafraid of public participation and tough questions
The Landrieu administration needs to overcome its chronic evasiveness if the city is to stand strong in the face of our next disaster.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Kill House Bill 779! End of solar leasing credit would darken prospect of wider access to cheap power
Lt. Gen. Honore urges citizens to contact state senators in fight over solar legislation.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Edible Schoolyard sinks roots in New Orleans, and kids and parents are eating it up
Children have a right to know where food comes from, and that’s a wonderful opportunity for hands-on learning.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Macondo and your money: Shareholders seen as key force in curbing carbon pollution
Pension funds are waking up to the financial risks of ignoring the climate risks posed by Big Oil.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Try to imagine full-throated apologies from the prosecutors axed in ‘Commentgate’
Much remains mysterious about the ethical rot that led federal prosecutors to indulge in anonymous online chatter.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Plea to City Council: Don’t pave our parks! Let the public have a say in what goes where
A simple fix to the draft CZO could save New Orleans parks from creeping commercialism the public doesn’t want.