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Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief New Orleans a Tale of Two Cities The City of New Orleans is a place rich in culture; it is something that keeps people coming back year after year. But in spite […]

Ed Reed is an athlete who personifies excellence both on and off the field. Throughout his illustrious football career, he’s been a champ, breaking records […]

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief   Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong It is that time again where the City celebrates the life and legacy of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, an icon who was a […]

Storm Leaves Many Questions Unanswered It was a week filled with a rain event which caused flooding and the looming possibility of a category 1 hurricane. Wednesday’s flooding crippled the city and news of Tropical […]

Epic Year for Essence Fest It was truly historic and epic as a sea of ebony faces came to the Crescent City for the “Party with a Purpose”. This year did not disappoint as the […]

By Renetta Burrell Perry The epic and now historic Essence Music Festival is 25 years old, and it’s safe to say that it’s all grown-up and it’s so New Orleans! When then-Mayor Marc H. Morial […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Edwin Buggage The Building Blocks of Greatness The Chase family is one that is close-knit with a commitment to serving others. It is in this spirit that the Legacy of Leah Chase lives on […]