Commentary
The Battle of Charlottesville
We have seen the seeds of racial chaos ensue the other day in Virginia as members of the Alt-Right came together to protest the City of Charlottesville to protest the City Council deciding to remove […]
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News
LSU secures $3.7 Million Grant to Fund Research on Novel Drug Targeting Heart Diseases
The Exscien Corporation of Louisville, KY, in conjunction with LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, has been awarded an SBIR Fast-Track Grant in the amount of $3.7 million over three years by the […]
Local
August 5th Flood Impacted Several New Orleans establishments in Treme
Eric Craig On Saturday, August 5th, several neighborhoods in New Orleans were left underwater after a summer storm dropped 9.3 inches of rain in some neighborhoods. That flood has affected Black businesses. The Zulu […]
Black Experience
Film Review: Detroit
Dwight Brown “Detroit” tells a story of racial injustice and police brutality, based on fact, which is easy enough to believe and has parallels with today’s problems with police criminality and impunity. But since this […]
Local
Prominent Cuban Director Eyes New Orleans for Caribbean Film Exhibition
Deja Dennis Havana, Cuba – The allure of the emerging New Orleans Film Industry has been recognized by filmmakers in the Caribbean, and New Orleans could even be the future site for the Travelling Caribbean […]
National
President Obama’s Policies Still Drive Economic Growth
Lauren Victoria Burke In May of 2017, the Black unemployment rate hit its lowest level in 17 years: 7.5 percent. Then, in June, the jobless rate for Blacks fell to 7.1 percent, before rising to 7.4 […]
42 Tribes
Big Chief Demond Melancon Young Seminole Hunters Tribe
Timeline: Present – 2013 – Big Chief Demond Young Seminole Hunters 2013 – 1994 – Spy Boy – Seminoles As a young chief, Big Chief Demond is a strong, well read, humble, student of Black […]
Featured
The 17th Annual Satchmo SummerFest happen this weekend
Eric Craig This Weekend, French Quarter Festivals, Inc. will hold its 17th Anniversary Satchmo SummerFest presented by Chevron. The festival will run August 4th-6th at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Mint. Daily admission […]
National
NAACP Focuses on Millennials for Future Growth
Lauren Poteat As Derrick Johnson assumes the role of interim president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), leaders of the nation’s oldest Black civil rights organization say that young people […]
Local
Mayor Landrieu Presents 2018 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets
On Monday, July 31st, Mayor Mitch Landrieu presented the proposed Operating and Capital Budgets for 2018 to the New Orleans City Council. The $647 million proposed operating budget is completely balanced and continues to invest […]