Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have elected Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) to lead them over the next two years as chair. When the next Congress convenes January 3, 2017, Richmond will lead the largest […]
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. proudly chartered the 100 Black Women of Metropolitan Baton Rouge on November 6, 2016 at the Bell of Baton Rouge with more than 200 guests to witness […]
City-Parish officials announced this morning that final flood debris collection pass efforts have now moved into 70811. Listed below are the ZIP codes where final collection pass efforts are either in progress or complete. […]
On behalf of the Baton Rouge Area Association of Black Journalists, I would like to express my deepest sympathies to the family of veteran, award winning journalists Gwen Ifill. Ifill was a true example of […]
‘Twas the Night Before Bayou Classic is a beautifully illustrated children’s book that will resonate with Bayou Classic revelers will be released for limited distribution just in time for this year’s game next week. Lafayette […]
Campus secure, University expecting large crowd for gameday and high school event The Southern University Police Department and the Baton Rouge Police Department continue to investigate a shooting incident that occurred on the Southern University […]
The Belle of Baton Rouge is pleased to announce that starting on November 21, Michael Foster Presents: Red Beans & Rice Mondays will be held in Beauregards at 6pm. Continuing its history of mixing […]
“No!” The Electoral College was one of many foresighted policies that the Founding Fathers established though the U.S. Constitution.. How to choose a president through a delicate balance of the individual states and the federal […]
According to the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance, due to the historic budget shortfalls, students in Louisiana will only be eligible for 41.8 percent of the total Taylor Opportunity Program for Students award for the […]
After agreeing and then backing out of two forums this week, and launching an attack ad from his Super PAC, it is clear that Bodi is not interested in having meaningful and timely discussions about the future of this parish with voters,” said the spokesperson for Sharon Weston Broome’s campaign. […]
In Louisiana, nearly 4 in 10 inmates released from prison are back behind bars within three years, and the state is spending more than $700 million annually on this broken system. Organizers of a Criminal […]
Recovery efforts in Louisiana continue following the historic August floods, and many survivors are still coping with the immediate effects of the disaster. While obvious problems such as home repair preoccupy some Louisianans, there is […]
If courage isn’t redefined for our students, maybe the election of Trump is the last chapter of the great American narrative.
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CHERRY POINT, N.C.—- In a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, DDG 121, will be named Frank E. Petersen Jr., in […]
The Southern University Ag Center will host its Fall Garden Workshop themed, “Recovering Your Soil: Gardens, Farms, and Spirit.” The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 9am-2pm on […]
Holiday event aims to raise $1 million for Louisiana flood relief The state of Louisiana is set to receive much needed relief following August’s devastating flood. Tina Knowles-Lawson, Solange Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Beyoncé will […]
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Flournoy, a native of Alexandria, Louisiana, was selected as the Senior Sailor of the Year by Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) in Norfolk, Virginia. Flournoy is a 2002 […]
Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation in partnership with Red River Bank will host a series of FREE Financial Recovery Seminars, starting on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 from 9:30-11:30am at Delmont Gardens Branch Library; Tuesday, Nov.15, 2016 […]
Southern University Baton Rouge School of Nursing professor Wanda Spurlock was recently inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. The only inductee from Louisiana, Spurlock was one of 162 fellow elected from across […]
For more than five decades, “Black Nativity” performances have swept International theaters. The play is a is a powerful retelling of the Nativity story from a Black perspective. In Baton Rouge, the New Venture Theatre […]
“Federal officials are considering changes to a Medicare program that would make it tougher for low-income African-American patients to afford their medicines,” writes Millicent Gotham, president of the National Black Nurses Association. […]
The Drum readers proudly shared photos and names of South Louisiana doctors, giving local awareness to the hashtag: #WhatADoctorLooksLike. […]
New Orleans scientist Calvin Mackie, PhD, brought the STEM NOLA team of engineers and scientists to Park Ridge Middle Magnet School and challenged more than 150 students attending the first Saturday STEM Baker event on […]
According to author Leslie P. Norris, Jr., God is a creator and sustainer of all that was, is, and is to be. AS such, there are times when God decides to intervene in human life. […]
Iberia Parish sheriff Louis Ackal regularly encouraged detectives to enforce their own version of the law through violence and intimidation of Black residents, according to the testimony ex-narcotics detectives. Ackal faces civil rights charges stemming from an investigation […]
Juanita Powell Baranco, of Atlanta, Georgia, and retired Judge Luke A. LaVergne, of Baton Rouge, were recently honored by the LSU Alumni Association A. P. Tureaud Sr. Black Alumni Chapter as 2016 LSU Legends. LaVergne, […]
It’s time for all of us to change the stigma and embrace failure, that’s what FailureFest is all about. Discuss the power of failure Nov. 16 at 1pm in the Baton Rouge Community College Magnolia Theatre as part of the Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week. […]
“For the future of this state, the sake of college students, and the university systems, send this proposal right back to Senator Morrish,” writes Abigail Winget, Southern University student and candidate for EBRP metro council. […]
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