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By Victoria Clark Doretha Smith walked around the lobby of the sixth floor as she acknowledged old pictures of herself and her friends. As she walked forward and spoke to people nearby her, others started […]

By Piper Thurman As part of commemorating Black History Month across the City, the World War II Museum on Magazine Street convened a panel of historians on Feb. 21, 2018, to revisit what African-Americans faced […]

By Edwin Buggage Special Session Focus on Balance Budget The Louisiana Legislature is presently in a special session in an attempt to balance the budget for 2018-19. Presently, there is a 1-billion-dollar deficit that legislators […]

By Jared Braud Colored Conventions began in 1830 and were held by free, once captive, Black people who came together to organize Civil Rights activities. This is why students and residents came to Tulane University […]

By Glenn Jones February 22nd, 2018, history was made. For the first time in New Orleans’ higher learning history, a Black Masking Cultural art exhibition was held. Delgado Community College will not only be written […]

Data Staff Edited Report Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman is inviting the public to his 13th Annual Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24th at Audubon Riverview, also known as “The […]

By La’Shance Perry Local experts and artists addressed the topic of Black self-love as part of “Queen: A Symposium on Black Beauty,” on Feb. 22, 2018, that featured the artistic works from the exhibition “Queen: […]

Data Staff Reports In a letter to House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA-02) demanded that the Committee, of which he’s a member, “live up to its name and mission” […]

By Kimani Hamilton His concern that this modern generation was still not being taught true Black History is what led Flint Mitchell to decide to write a play that teaches the true struggles of people […]