In this space last week, I wrote about the importance of really listening to what black and brown Americans are trying to tell us as they’ve taken to the streets – propelled by generations of anger and sadness – to call for the same treatment and access to opportunity white Americans take for granted.
I stopped long ago reading comments under news articles and opinion pieces. Not because I don’t believe readers should have the opportunity to comment, but mostly because nothing about what is posted is helpful or constructive. In fact, much of it is nasty and vile.
While many states are beginning to reopen business in stages in an effort to restart their economies, they have months of economic damage and millions in job losses to reckon with.
Pressing to assert their constitutional independence, Louisiana’s Republican legislative leaders are doing something Monday their predecessors have only done once before: convening a special session that they called themselves.
World No Tobacco Day is an annual program of the World Health Organization (WHO), which highlights the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocates for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. The focus of this year’s World No Tobacco Day, which is today, May 31, is “Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use.” The 2020 campaign is designed to increase awareness about the negative impact tobacco is having on young people’s health.
My friend Angel has four children, including one teenage boy who is about to get his driver’s license and another who is right behind him. Most parents think of their children getting their license and worry about speeding, texting while driving and other crashes. Angel has never expressed to me that she worries about her boys’ driving abilities. If anything, Angel teaches them to follow all rules perfectly in hopes they make it home alive.