NAACP calls out Tangipahoa Parish, says Black voters underrepresented
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The Tangipahoa Parish School Board, which for decades has been besieged by allegations of civil rights violations and legal actions pressing the district for desegregation and racial ... In Louisiana, four Black men were shot to death in 1960
By Liz Ryan Contributing Writer Editor’s Note:This is the second in a four-part series produced by the Manship News Service at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication from the LSU Cold ... Universities are beginning to deregister unvaccinated students
By Brier Evans Contributing Writer More than 700 colleges and universities in states like California, Alabama, Georgia, Connecticut and even Louisiana, now require COVID-19 vaccinations for students, faculty and staff. Civic activist, businesswoman Cheryl Teamer dies at 58
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Cheryl Teamer, a respected lawyer, businesswoman, civic activist and government worker, has died. She was 58. Ro Brown, New Orleans’ first Black sports reporter, selected as Hall of Fame award recipient
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer As a scrappy, ambitious college student at Loyola University in the late 1970s, Ro Brown wasn’t only introduced to the future of sports journalism, but he was ... Mona Lisa Saloy of New Orleans rises as Louisiana’s Poet Laureate poetry, writing and storytelling woven throughout her life’s story
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy is a distinguished poet, folklorist, and Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Professor of English at Dillard University whose love for New Orleans’ Black creole ... Editorial: Republicans’ election fraudit results: Authoritarian state governments, voter suppression and minority rule
Republicans’ demand for audits of the 2020 presidential election, despite no evidence of fraud, amounts to voter suppression through the back door and Republican control of elections and elective offices ... Farewell to a Legend
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Columnist One never appreciates the true maverick public servant until they are suddenly gone. Just turned 72, in good health, Jimmy Fahrenholtz was working in his yard—and ... Coalition advocates for sustainable energy rates, practices
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Last week, Together New Orleans, a recently formed coalition of community groups, churches and nonprofits, held a citizen seminar educating people about the relationship between Entergy and ... In Louisiana, four Black men were shot to death in 1960. The white shooter claimed self-defense.
By Rachel Mipro Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four-part series produced by the Manship News Service at the LSU Manship School of Mass Commun-ication from the LSU ...
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