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 […]
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 […]
There comes a time in all our lives when we must trade in our flip flops for a pair of loafers and ditch the mini skirt for a pair of slacks. Business attire and fashion […]
Shrinkage is one of the greatest enemies of your average natural-haired woman. Many naturals struggle with hair that shrinks so much it only shows half to ¼ of their actual length. Many women wear natural […]
By Ayanna Robertson via The Xavier Herald Spoken word poet, playwright, author and TED Talk speaker, Chris James is bringing his one act/eight scene play, Dear Black People to the Ashe’ Center. James is from […]
via NAACP New Orleans Branch The NAACP New Orleans Branch is poised to have our annual Freedom Fund/Scholarship Banquet on August 12, 2017 at the Abundance of Desire Center, 3600 Desire Parkway at 7 p.m. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Maintaining natural hair can be difficult to maintain on a day-to-day basis. Twisting, re-twisting, moisturizing, and protective styles can take time out of your morning. When I get up early for work, I make sure […]
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