In the Issue
Hundreds bring solutions for closing wealth gap
With the leadership and solutions of the SRABC as its foundation, the South is prepared to lead the way. […]
Month: October 2014
In the Issue
LSU crowns 1st Black king
Bradley Williams, of Lafayette, was crowned homecoming king at yesterday’s LSU vs Ole Miss football game. He is the university’s first Black homecoming king. Williams, son of Dr. and Mrs. Chris Williams, is a senior […]
Events
Forum to detail voter suppression in Louisiana
Louisiana Progress will present a public forum, “Jim Crow Tactics: Voting and Not Voting in Louisiana,” moderated by Jim Engster, 7pm, Thursday, October 23, at the LSU African American Cultural Center. This forum on voter […]
Health
SU Ag Center launches Ebola information webpage
The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center is making it easier for the clients in its 64-parish area to access information about the Ebola Virus. The Center has launched a page on its website […]
Events
Summit on the Plight of the African American Male starts Oct. 17
NEW ORLEANS – While Post-Katrina New Orleans has experienced tremendous progress and some quality of life improvements, Pastor Tom Watson, organizer of the 20th Annual Citywide Summit on the African American Male, argues “that there still […]
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SU’s great alumni speak out in new book
Baton Rouge business coach and Southern University alumnus Howard White brings together 45 of Southern University’s great alumni who share ‘Lessons of Love and Life Learned on the Bluff’ in the newly released book Southern […]
In the Issue
WHO TO WATCH: Attorney Alfreda Bester
There is never a typical day for Alfreda Tillman Bester. She is the people’s lawyer. But let her tell you, while it helps others, she believes that her legal work also brings her closer to […]
In the Issue
Holder appoints Vanita Gupta to DOJ post
WASHINGTON DC–U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed Vanita Gupta Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Justice Department. Gupta began her legal career at the […]
News
Scotlandville Assembly seeks action on dangerous rail crossing, food access and emergency prep
Spend a few minutes at the intersection of Scenic Highway and Scotland Avenue, and you are likely to see car after car stopping at a red light while parked directly over the rail tracks that […]
Health
La. Attorney General blocks Ebola waste disposal in state landfill
A temporary restraining order has been granted blocking the disposal of incinerated waste from the Dallas Ebola victim’s personal items and belongings at a Louisiana landfill, announced Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. It was reported […]
Business
Bayou Classic Business Plan Competition to award small businesses $60,000
Capital One Bank, in partnership with the 41st Annual Bayou Classic, today announced the 2014 Capital One Bank Bayou Classic Business Plan Competition, a small business growth plan competition that is being held in conjunction […]
Events
New Venture Theatre presents CHOIR BOY
New Venture Theatre continues its 2014 season with Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play, Choir Boy. This play is directed by Clarence Crockett and will be performed at the Hartley/Vey Studio Theatre located inside the Manship Theatre. […]
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Will Ferguson be a tipping point?
Civil rights leaders across the nation hope to increase Blacks youth voter turnout by citing the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a city where only 12 percent of registered voters turned […]
Drum Roll
Political strategist, Donna Brazile, donates papers to LSU
Brazile, who was the first Black American to lead a major presidential campaign, said, “LSU was an indispensable part of my education, as a person and as a political operative.” […]
Education
Blacks more likely to bully, be bullied than other groups
WASHINGTON–Blacks, who are already more likely than other racial groups to be involved in situations that involve bullying, both as a victim and as a perpetrator, are subjected to additional bullying because of other complicating […]