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  • [ February 27, 2021 ] Rapper McKinley ‘Mac’ Phipps granted clemency Feature
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Month: March 2019

Education

TPPS Superintendent Stilley gives advice for this week of testing

March 31, 2019 admin 0

Students in Tangipahoa’s public schools will begin spring testing this week, and while some students (and parents) panic, School Superintendent Melissa Stilley said there are several things families can do to ease worries over the […]

Drum Roll

Lauren Roach receive MLK Humanitarian Award

March 30, 2019 admin 0

LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication junior Lauren Roach was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award by the LSU Black Faculty and Staff Caucus for her outstanding efforts in establishing a new initiative to […]

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‘My Brother, You Matter’ to address rise of suicide

March 21, 2019 admin 0

MY BROTHER, YOU MATTER! RAPID SUICIDE RATES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN “My Brother, You Matter” will shine a light of hope in the alarming rise of suicide numbers in African American males. According to the […]

In the Issue

Who to Watch: Ava Brewster-Turner Ph.D., 63

March 18, 2019 admin 0

A retired educator with 40 years of service,  Ava Brewster-Turner, Ph.D is the Founding Artistic Director of UpStage Theatre Company in Baton Rouge. She earned her BS from Grambling State University; M.Ed. from Southern University; […]

Buy the Book

BuyTheBook: A Give A Damn attitude is contagious

March 15, 2019 admin 0

Shift your mindset, make small and large unselfish gestures, and you will change the culture all because you give a damn. Sounds simple enough, right? Author Mark S. Lewis believes it is, and he has penned an […]

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Dillon promoted to CEO of Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation

March 14, 2019 admin 0

Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation has appointed Carl Dillon Jr. as UREC’s President & Chief Executive Officer. Dillon has been a driving force behind UREC’s community development initiatives for more than a decade. In his prior role […]

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East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority seeks community input

March 14, 2019 admin 0

The East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority (EBRRA) has partnered with Converge to conduct a strategic visioning process to guide the future of our organization. We are conducting an anonymous, online survey as part of that process […]

Business

Chenese Lewis ‘honored’ to host Bronner Brothers international beauty show in New Orleans

March 12, 2019 admin 0

Show makes its Louisiana debut, March 30-April 1 Positive-body image advocate Chenese Lewis will be the mistress of ceremonies on the main stage of the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show in New Orleans. Lewis, a Baton […]

Baton Rouge

Women in State Law Enforcement leave indelible footprints

March 10, 2019 admin 0

There are countless Louisianans who have contributed significantly to our state and nation’s history.  They are the trailblazers and pioneers who have left an indelible imprint that continues to inspire. Among the most well-trained law […]

Baton Rouge

Girard Melancon picked to lead BRCC’s workforce solutions

March 2, 2019 admin 0

Girard Melancon, Ph.D., as vice chancellor for workforce solutions at Baton Rouge Community College. He has work with sector-based workforce training programs for more than 15 years and has invested more than $60 million foundation and […]

Baton Rouge

Kennedy Center Fellow audits 400 years of American Blackness in verse

March 1, 2019 admin 0

Baton Rouge writer Donney Rose to begin poetry and mapping project exploring the nation’s standing with black citizens 400 years since the first American slaves […]

Baton Rouge

Women of Cancer Alley to show March 8 with RootsCampLA

March 1, 2019 admin 0

  On Friday, March 8th, RootsCampLA is participating in the traveling premiere of the film “The Women of Cancer Alley.”  We’ll be showing it in partnership with the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, […]

DrumRoll

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  • Author honors sister with children’s book ‘A’Tiffa’s Mystery Adventure’
    February 13, 2021 0
  • Milton becomes Tulane Law Review’s first Black editor
    February 10, 2021 0
  • Carlton Miller Arnaold Ventures
    Carlton Miller becomes director of criminal justice
    February 7, 2021 0
  • LaShunda Hodges named one of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists
    January 29, 2021 0

Community News

  • Arts Council’s HeArt trail heads to Scotlandville
  • Rapper McKinley ‘Mac’ Phipps granted clemency
  • Tangipahoa names students of the year
  • VIPS brings ‘Education Then and Now’ discussion
  • COVID test sites open through Feb. 27.
  • Public comments wanted on Winter Storm effect
  • A question for you: vaccine or body bag?
  • Impacted by winter storm? Time to complete damage reports
  • Re-entry legal clinics open Feb 27 at main EBR library
  • SU updates 2021 Spring football ticket informationfootball

Persons for 2021

  • Meet Lisa Batiste teaching students GRIT
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  • Meet Angela Allen-Bell, legal activist-scholar
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet Maxine Crump, Dialogue on Race
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet Lawanda Jackson where the mortgage resides
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet State Rep. Ted James, father, public servant
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet Elizabeth Jones, capturing memories
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet Chenese Lewis, bold and beautiful
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet Tia Mills advocating for educators during the coronavirus pandemic
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet Kayla Perkins beyond the stacks
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet Bianca Plant eating God’s way
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet Brandon ‘Chef B’ Williams, cooking up excellence
    January 21, 2021 0
  • Meet Horatio Isadore, unapologetically
    January 21, 2021 0

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