On June 30th, the Export-Import Bank’s charter will expire if Congress refuses to act. House Republicans are in full swing to diminish Ex-Im bank’s ability…
Symbols Matter. Words Matter. That’s what one local entrepreneur, Frank Scurlock, reminded us of when he paid for skywriting during Jazz Fest. New Orleanians looked…
I recently read a very interesting story about how so many black athletes are being hammered by the financial devastation of child support. Â Their paychecks are getting zapped to nothing, only to buy Coach purses and hair weaves for the women who’ve had their children. Â Perhaps the sex was good enough to justify the misery, […]
When U.S. News and World Report came out with their ranking of the top 20 HBCUs in the country, I became curious. Â I was wondering if my personal perception of the best schools matched the views of those who make these lists. Â I couldn’t afford to attend an HBCU out of high school (not to […]
It could be said that eleven year-old Shannon Tavarez became a star with relatively little struggle. The exceptional talent nailed the role of the young Nala in the Broadway hit, The Lion King, in her very first professional audition.
I considered this question as I watched two major announcements involving young black men unfold hours from each other in what seemed like two separate worlds.