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CareSouth event continues with Moderna vaccine

CareSouth Medical and Dental is hosting its third Community Vaccine Event on Friday, April 16 at its Baton Rouge Clinic, 3140 Florida St., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. In light of the recent decision by [...]
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Brothers Empowered to Teach CEO selected as a TED Fellow

Larry Irvin Jr., founder and CEO of nonprofit Brothers Empowered to Teach, joins a class of 20 “remarkable individuals who work on world changing ideas.” He has been selected as a 2021 TED Fellow. Larry Irvin Jr [...]
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LDEQ’s first Black general counsel retires after 35 years

If you called central casting and asked for someone to play a lawyer, you’d probably get someone who looks a lot like Herman Robinson. Tall, with a dignified posture and deep voice, Robinson was perfect [...]
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Criminal justice advocates push to increase funding, change policing

While incarcerated, Norris Henderson spent time reviewing the cases of other prisoners. He realized that many cases ended in convictions because public defenders lack the resources to provide defendants with an adequate defense. […]
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Cities honor native songwriter Titus Showers

Award-winning singer and songwriter Titus Showers was honored with a proclamation by Louisiana’s Tangipahoa Parish Government for his continued philanthropic and charitable contributions in the community. The proclamation was presented by Robby Miller, Parish President and CEO. Earlier this [...]
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Allison Young joins art team honoring Breonna Taylor

Allison Young, assistant professor of art history at LSU, is on the National Advisory Board of upcoming exhibition “Promise, Witness, Remembrance” — which opens April 7 at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. The exhibition is [...]
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Children can learn ‘ABCs of HBCUs’

Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Toni Morrison, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. all attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Unfortunately, many children are unaware of these institutions. With HBCU Prep School’s help, author Claudia Walker [...]
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More SU students to be interviewed for medical programs

The MOU is effective July 1. […]

Brothers Empowered to Teach CEO selected as a TED Fellow

April 11, 2021 0

Larry Irvin Jr., founder and CEO of nonprofit Brothers Empowered to Teach, joins a class of 20 “remarkable individuals who work on world changing ideas.” He has been selected as a 2021 TED Fellow. “We’re not supposed […]

LDEQ’s first Black general counsel retires after 35 years

April 9, 2021 0

If you called central casting and asked for someone to play a lawyer, you’d probably get someone who looks a lot like Herman Robinson. Tall, with a dignified posture and deep voice, Robinson was perfect […]

Criminal justice advocates push to increase funding, change policing

April 9, 2021 0

While incarcerated, Norris Henderson spent time reviewing the cases of other prisoners. He realized that many cases ended in convictions because public defenders lack the resources to provide defendants with an adequate defense. […]

Children can learn ‘ABCs of HBCUs’

April 2, 2021 0

Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Toni Morrison, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. all attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Unfortunately, many children are unaware of these institutions. With HBCU Prep School’s help, author Claudia Walker […]

More SU students to be interviewed for medical programs

April 1, 2021 0

The MOU is effective July 1. […]

‘I’m doing what many didn’t do for us’ Chambers said, endorses Peterson

March 30, 2021 1

In separate announcements, East Baton Rouge Councilmembers Erika Green, and Carolyn Coleman along with Baker Mayor Darnell Waites, EBR Constable Terrica Williams, and State Reps. C. Denise Marcelle and Larry Selders have endorsed State Sen. […]

CareSouth event continues with Moderna vaccine

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April 13, 2021 0

CareSouth Medical and Dental is hosting its third Community Vaccine Event on Friday, April 16 at its Baton Rouge Clinic, 3140 Florida St., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. In light of the recent decision by [...]

Capital hosts Easter at the Institute

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March 31, 2021 0

Capital Missionary Baptist Church invites community to Easter Services at the Louisiana Leadership Institute, 5763 Hooper Road, Sunday, April 4 at 11am. Services will observe Holy Communion and strict COVID precautions will be in place.

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2021 Health Summit: #LA40by2030 starts March 30

March 18, 2021 0

The Louisiana Center for Health Equity in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, and Pennington Biomedical Research Center announces the 2021 Health Summit: #LA40by2030. The Summit will open on March 30 [...]

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SU College of Ag hosts recruitment fair, March 24

March 13, 2021 Comments Off

The Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences (CAFCS) is inviting high school juniors and seniors, Southern University students, and students interested in transferring to Southern to its’ virtual recruitment fair at 6 [...]

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‘Nurturing Our Roots’ session features women ancestors, March 9

March 4, 2021 Comments Off

Nurturing Our Roots Roots Genealogy Discussions hosted by Antoinette Harrell and Karran Royal will feature women ancestors and family members, March 9 at 7pm. View the discussion at http://bit.ly/AKnurturingourroots

La. residents disagree on role discrimination plays in society
By Mahogani Counts Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — An LSU survey shows that Louisiana residents disagree on the role that racial discriminationContinue Reading »
New Orleans DA’s office interim policy removes procedural barriers for people challenging convictions
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens In 2011, lawyers for the Innocence Project New Orleans discovered new evidence that they believed showed Jerome Morgan was wrongfullyContinue Reading »
ACLU files brief supporting lawsuit against JPSB over BB gun suspension
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Already supported by multiple other officials and organizations, a fourth-grade student at Woodmere Elementary School and his family have receivedContinue Reading »

CareSouth event continues with Moderna vaccine

Brothers Empowered to Teach CEO selected as a TED Fellow

LDEQ’s first Black general counsel retires after 35 years

Criminal justice advocates push to increase funding, change policing

Cities honor native songwriter Titus Showers

Allison Young joins art team honoring Breonna Taylor

Children can learn ‘ABCs of HBCUs’

More SU students to be interviewed for medical programs

Brothers Empowered to Teach CEO selected as a TED Fellow

LDEQ’s first Black general counsel retires after 35 years

Criminal justice advocates push to increase funding, change policing

Children can learn ‘ABCs of HBCUs’

More SU students to be interviewed for medical programs

‘I’m doing what many didn’t do for us’ Chambers said, endorses Peterson

CareSouth event continues with Moderna vaccine

Capital hosts Easter at the Institute

2021 Health Summit: #LA40by2030 starts March 30

SU College of Ag hosts recruitment fair, March 24

‘Nurturing Our Roots’ session features women ancestors, March 9

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