Sex is built into the system from the Olympics all the way down to our local athletic teams. This week however the German Gymnastics team at the Olympics decided to make a statement they hope will change things. …
Category: Editorial
Senator Jackson’s transgender vote was about politics, not gender
The Louisiana Senate voted to override Governor John Bel Edwards’ veto of a bill that would make it illegal for males who identify as females to compete in female sports events. Senator Katrina Jackson was among those who…
Edwin Edwards ushered in an unprecedented era of access to Black citizens
Former Governor Edwin Edwards died this week; he was a larger-than-life figure who changed Louisiana for the better. African-Americans have a special love for Edwin Edwards because, unlike any governor in the state, he worked doubly hard to ensure that…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Bill Cosby
By Victor C. Kirk For a Black man it was rather painful reading the news reports and subsequently snippets from the trial. Bill Cosby provided me with my firsts jokes to try on others as a kid. He scared the…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Pot and the Olympics
By Victor C. Kirk When I looked at that long orange hair and Ms. Piggy eyelashes as she crossed the 100-yard line to cement her place in the track and field history books, I concluded I am INCREDIBLY old school.…
Fred Jones should fill vacant judgeship on Fourth District Court
There is a vacancy in the 4th District Court, it’s a judgeship we feel Attorney Fred Jones should be allowed to fill. The vacancy was created when Judge Marcus Hunter was elected to the Court of Appeals. An…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: The NCAA vs The Supreme Court
By Victor C. Kirk At first, I thought it was a monumental decision, a bold move by the Supreme Court, a rebuke of the NCAA rules would allow student athletes to be compensated. But I was wrong on at least…