Will Sutton
Baton Rouge Advocate
New Orleans, LA, United States
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Will Sutton: Dilbert creator Scott Adams is in a White 'hate group'
According to the creator of the once-hugely popular "Dilbert" comic strip, nearly half if not all Black folks are a “hate group.” → Read More
Will Sutton: Black school children need home, community, school support
Louisiana has an education problem that starts in our homes, in our neighborhoods, in our municipalities and in our parishes. → Read More
Will Sutton: Tyre Nichols should be alive
I’m tired and weak. → Read More
Will Sutton: Video is a price for feeling safe
A few days ago, two top crime fighters asked the public to help by sharing their private security videos. → Read More
Will Sutton: Racial healing beyond a moment
Too many people don't understand. It seems they're not open, they don't want to hear about history and truth, and they don't want to hear from people not like them. → Read More
Will Sutton: Buc-ee's in Ruston is going to be wild
Growing up I was part of a Stuckey’s family. When the eight of us traveled, we packed our drinks, sandwiches and snacks. Sometimes we would stop at a Stuckey’s. Loved → Read More
Will Sutton: Radical, misunderstood King asked us to be maladjusted. Are you?
Martin Luther King Jr. thought some of his closest associates — including New Orleans native Andrew Young — were too comfortable, too meek and holding the civil rights movement back. → Read More
Will Sutton: The Carnival joy and wonder of Epiphany forever shadowed by Capitol riot
For decades, a lot of us have looked beyond happy New Year's greetings. We've looked forward to Jan. 6 as our real new year, a day to acknowledge the holiness → Read More
Will Sutton: New Year, no resolutions. Just doing the right thing.
I'm not making any new year's resolutions, but I know what I need to do. → Read More
Will Sutton: New Orleans interim police chief is all about business, and she wants the job
I'm not sure the New Orleans Police Department and the City of New Orleans are ready for Michelle Woodfork. She's all about business, and she knows what she wants. → Read More
Will Sutton: A Black man leading U.S. House Democrats is a big deal
Black Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives started with a guy from Baton Rouge. → Read More
Will Sutton: Xavier University's big bodacious fundraising goal is a stretch, but worth it.
Xavier University of Louisiana is an excellent higher education institution compared to others of any enrollment size or research level. It’s had a well-deserved national reputation for decades, especially for → Read More
Will Sutton: UNO football, campus culture idea deserves another look.
The University of New Orleans was a busy campus near the New Orleans lakefront not that long ago. There were about 1,400 students when what was then the Louisiana State → Read More
Will Sutton: Don't be silly. Protect yourself, family from flu, COVID.
Like most of us, I really love Thanksgiving with all the trimmings and the gathering of family and friends. Not everyone has a group of family and friends to enjoy → Read More
Will Sutton: When will Louisiana elect Black people statewide?
A number of Black candidates did quite well last week, landing statewide offices — in other states. → Read More
Will Sutton: A strong democracy needs youth participation
Dillard University senior Bre'On Perkins marched with a couple of dozen students from the Gentilly campus to the Norman Mayer Library to cast their votes late Tuesday morning. Perkins, 21, → Read More
Will Sutton: Black boys need Black men, and Black men need Black boys
Gregory N. Rattler Jr. was fortunate. → Read More
Will Sutton: KanYE West is antisemitic, and wrong
Hate is such a strong word. We should not use it, or be deliberate and use it with caution. → Read More
Will Sutton: Southern University celebrated homecoming
Thousands of students, alumni, supporters and fans of historically Black colleges and universities had a blast last weekend celebrating homecoming. → Read More
Will Sutton: How Black is Black enough to count during redistricting?
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering redistricting cases that likely will determine whether voting is fair for years to come — and part of the decision may be linked to → Read More