Featured
Juan LaFonta
By Edwin Buggage Editor-In-Chief Dedicated to Helping Young People Juan LaFonta’s face is emblazoned on TV and billboards all over New Orleans. Many know him as an attorney, but some don’t know that he has […]
Month: June 2019
National
City of New Orleans to Join Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group
Data Staff Writers The City of New Orleans today became one of 10 American cities that will participate in a new national initiative to identify, pilot, and measure the success of interventions to accelerate economic […]
Health
Research Finds Pre-Pregnancy Weight Affects Infant Growth Response to Breast Milk
Data Staff Writers In the first study of its kind, LSU Health New Orleans researchers report that women’s pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity produces changes in breast milk, which can affect infant growth. The research findings […]
Entertainment
Bayou Classic Names Ambassador for 46th Annual
Data Staff Writers Comedian, actress and television host Sheryl Underwood has been named an ambassador of the upcoming 46th Annual Bayou Classic which is set to take place in November. Best known as the co-host […]
Black Experience
Healthy Blue Back to School Supply Giveaway
Data Staff Writers Celebrate the upcoming school year with a fun day of music, games, refreshments, health screenings, community resources, and school supplies (while supplies last) to help students in grades K – 5 and […]
Local
Marc Morial, Essence Festival’s Founding Mayor, Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Iconic “Party with a Purpose” He Brought to New Orleans
Data Staff Writers National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial will join influential voices including Michelle Obama and Congresswoman Maxine Waters in a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the iconic event he […]
42 Tribes
The Uptown Swingers’ Annual Second-Line Parade
By De’John Vanison Photos by De’John Vanison The Uptown Swingers hosted their Annual Second-Line Parade on Sunday, June 23rd. Their theme was “Stop The Killing. We Are One.” The Royalty Queen was Terrinika Smith “Double […]
Entertainment
Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer Dave Bartholomew Dies at 100
By Renetta Burrell Perry The ancestors taught us that death comes in threes. We’ve seen this prophesy come into fruition over the past several weeks. On the heels of losing Leah Chase and Dr. John, […]
News
Anthony Davis Traded as Pelicans Rebuild with First Round Draft Pick Zion Williamson
By Edwin Buggage Anthony Davis who has been the face of the Pelicans for the past seasons will now join Lebron James as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. This ends what has become […]
Featured
The Juneteenth Story Continues
New Orleans Hosts Many Events to Commemorate By Renetta Burrell-Perry It’s perhaps the most important date in African American history – June 19, 1865. On the heels of the agony and turmoil of the recently […]