Data shows states still lag in getting assistance to struggling renters
By Laura Olson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — State and local officials disbursed $1.5 billion in rental assistance during June—more than during the entire previous five months—to help households falling behind on ... Opponents to move City Hall to Municipal Auditorium must come up with their own plan — without city resources — mayor says
By Jordan Hirsch The Lens Mayor LaToya Cantrell and members of her administration met with a coalition of community organizers called Save Our Soul, which formed to oppose her plan to relocate ... Richmond, top Biden advisor says president always has Black community on his mind
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Cedric Richmond, senior advisor to President Joseph Biden and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, says he never has to bring up the ... Financial assistance available for Black masking groups through Jazz & Heritage grant
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is currently accepting applications from Black masking groups for its Jazz & Heritage Music Relief Fund. Judge dismisses prisoner’s lawsuit against parole board, but call allegations ‘extremely troubling’
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens A federal judge on last Tuesday dismissed Louisiana prisoner Bobby Sneed’s civil rights suit against the state parole board, finding that Sneed may be legally barred from ...
Junebug Productions awarded a grant from billionaire philanthropist
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Junebug Productions, a local performing arts center and production company that focuses on uplifting African-American culture and communities, recently received a grant from novelist and billionaire MacKenzie ... Dillard students to benefit from college debt grant
By Kai Davis Contributing Writer As part of COVID-19 relief aimed at addressing college student hardship, Dillard University Louisiana’s oldest HBCU will clear outstanding balances for students dating back to ... Confederate monument removed from City Hall in Lafayette, La.
By Kai Davis Contributing Writer After 99 years, the city of Lafayette, Louisiana has removed the confederate monument of Gen. Alfred Mouton, a six-year call by community activists. The Jim ... Local group holds workshop on how to apply for emergency assistance
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer As July was coming to an end, Dillard University’s Office of Community and Church Relations hosted an affordable housing virtual workshop alongside the nonprofit Southeast Louisiana ... With a diagnosis at last, Black women with ADHD start healing
By Claire Sibonney Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Miché Aaron has always been a high achiever. The 29-year-old is in her third year of a planetary sciences doctoral program at Johns ...
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By Laura Olson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — State and local officials disbursed $1.5 billion in rental assistance during June—more than during the entire previous five months—to help households falling behind on ... Opponents to move City Hall to Municipal Auditorium must come up with their own plan — without city resources — mayor says
By Jordan Hirsch The Lens Mayor LaToya Cantrell and members of her administration met with a coalition of community organizers called Save Our Soul, which formed to oppose her plan to relocate ... Richmond, top Biden advisor says president always has Black community on his mind
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Cedric Richmond, senior advisor to President Joseph Biden and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, says he never has to bring up the ... Financial assistance available for Black masking groups through Jazz & Heritage grant
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is currently accepting applications from Black masking groups for its Jazz & Heritage Music Relief Fund. Judge dismisses prisoner’s lawsuit against parole board, but call allegations ‘extremely troubling’
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens A federal judge on last Tuesday dismissed Louisiana prisoner Bobby Sneed’s civil rights suit against the state parole board, finding that Sneed may be legally barred from ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Junebug Productions, a local performing arts center and production company that focuses on uplifting African-American culture and communities, recently received a grant from novelist and billionaire MacKenzie ... Dillard students to benefit from college debt grant
By Kai Davis Contributing Writer As part of COVID-19 relief aimed at addressing college student hardship, Dillard University Louisiana’s oldest HBCU will clear outstanding balances for students dating back to ... Confederate monument removed from City Hall in Lafayette, La.
By Kai Davis Contributing Writer After 99 years, the city of Lafayette, Louisiana has removed the confederate monument of Gen. Alfred Mouton, a six-year call by community activists. The Jim ... Local group holds workshop on how to apply for emergency assistance
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer As July was coming to an end, Dillard University’s Office of Community and Church Relations hosted an affordable housing virtual workshop alongside the nonprofit Southeast Louisiana ... With a diagnosis at last, Black women with ADHD start healing
By Claire Sibonney Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Miché Aaron has always been a high achiever. The 29-year-old is in her third year of a planetary sciences doctoral program at Johns ...
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