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Month: February 2020

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Dana Hayes teaches beauty, hair care, business with Junior Cosmetology classes

February 29, 2020 admin 0

Students in Dana Hayes’ Baton Rouge-based Junior Cosmetology classes learn how to be confident in the skin they are in. They learn how to take care and manage their natural hair and appreciate its beauty. […]

Baton Rouge

NAACP — vigilant in removing Judge from bench — thanks community

February 29, 2020 admin 0

This issue was disheartening, but it provided an opportunity for us to demonstrate the strength of our collective voice […]

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Baton Rouge

Help find the Angels who serve children

February 26, 2020 admin 0

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2018 Angel Award® through Friday, March 13, 2020. The Angel Award® program recognizes Louisiananians who have dedicated themselves to improving life […]

Baton Rouge

LLBC, Gov. Edwards calls on 23rd Judicial District Judge Jessie LeBlanc to Resign

February 26, 2020 News Editor 0

The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus and Gov. John Bel Edwards today called on 23rd Judicial Judge Jessie LeBlanc to resign after she admitted to using racial slurs in reference to an Ascension parish deputy and […]

Paula Dunn Welcomes Seniors to Tea Party
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Ponchatoula Council on Aging Hosts Tea

February 26, 2020 News Editor 0

A smiling, happy crowd of senior adults dressed in their best (some ladies with hats) recently met at the Ponchatoula Community Center earlier than the regular lunchtime to enjoy the fellowship and food of a […]

Business

Mabry elected NAHRO Southwest Regional Council President

February 24, 2020 News Editor 0

Tonya Mabry of Amite, La., has been elected to serve a two-year term as president of the Southwest Regional Council of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Mabry is the executive director of […]

Baton Rouge

High schoolers invited to CNA Institute

February 21, 2020 News Editor 0

Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation is accepting applications for the College & Career Ready Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Institute, which is available to high school students in greater Baton Rouge with a GPA of 2.5 of higher […]

Baton Rouge

Southern University alumna earns Ship Handler of the Year

February 20, 2020 News Editor 0

Lt. j.g. Monique Jefferson earned the Ship Handler of the Year award, which is given to Surface Warfare Officers who demonstrate superior performance while standing Officer of The Deck Underway onboard the Navy’s newest platform, […]

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Baton Rouge

Young Leaders’ Academy extends application deadline

February 18, 2020 Zenobia Reed 0

Applications are being accepted for the 2019-2020 Young Leaders’ Academy of Baton Rouge, Inc.  The Young Leaders’ Academy of Baton Rouge, Inc. (YLA), is a program of academic excellence, leadership skill development and personal development […]

Baton Rouge

ExxonMobil Employees Inspire Girls to Pursue Careers in Engineering

February 18, 2020 admin 0

ExxonMobil employee volunteers today welcomed 140 middle-school girls from 14 schools in both East and West Baton Rouge Parish to the Louisiana Arts & Sciences Museum for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, a program designed […]

Baton Rouge

Grower training, Hemp summit, and ‘Queen Sugar’ headline SU’s Louisiana Small Farmers Conference

February 17, 2020 Zenobia Reed 0

For a decade, the Southern University Ag Center’s Louisiana Small Farmers Conference has provided the state’s small agricultural producers with strategies and information on the latest educational tools and resources to help them stay in […]

Baton Rouge

Kristen Downing opens ‘In Bloom’ exhibit at Southern University

February 16, 2020 Zenobia Reed 0

She uses her art in the way protesters use their voice, leaders use their influence, and nations use their power. […]

Education

Investigation reveals Blacks living, working on plantations in Mississippi

February 13, 2020 Jozef Syndicate 0

Antoinette Harrell, known as the “Slavery Detective of the South,” is on a mission to interview and document the oral histories of people who still live on plantations to this very day. Deangelo Manuel and […]

Education

Centenary welcomed noted historian, Karlos Hill, for lecture celebrating Black History Month

February 13, 2020 admin 0

Historian Karlos K. Hill, Ph.D., a native of Bastrop, recently visited Centenary College of Louisiana as a part of the College’s Black History Month programming. Hill visited several classes and delivered a public lecture, “The […]

Baton Rouge

McMeans shares medical marijuana program updates with BR Press Club

February 13, 2020 admin 0

Orlando F. McMeans, Ph.D., Chancellor-Dean of the Southern University Ag Center and the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences spoke to members of the Baton Rouge Press Club during the club’s weekly meeting on […]

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Baton Rouge

Southern University Law Center receives federal funding for legal education teleconference studio

February 12, 2020 News Editor 0

The Southern University Law Center continues to be a champion for innovation and access for all. Recently, the Law Center was selected to receive funding through a United States Department of Agriculture Distance Learning and […]

Entertainment

Grammy award-winner, civic activist, David Banner to keynote Black History Month Convocation in Grambling

February 12, 2020 admin 0

Grambling State University announced Grammy Award-winning music producer, recording artist, philanthropist, civic activist, and actor David Banner will keynote the University’s Black History Convocation in the Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center on February 20, 2020, […]

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Baton Rouge

Free tax prep days in Baton Rouge

February 11, 2020 admin 0

The City of Baton Rouge, Division of Human Development and Services, Office of Social Services will host free tax preparation through its VITA Program. Certified tax preparers will provide free tax preparation in four locations […]

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Novel about 1977 Monroe, La. murder published

February 11, 2020 admin 0

In 1977, Vonda Lanell Harris was raped and murdered. In a bumbled investigation, Monroe Police pinned the crime on a Wossman High School student who spent 40 years of his life in prison before being […]

Baton Rouge

Governor Edwards issues statement on guilty plea in case of church fires

February 11, 2020 admin 0

Governor John Bel Edwards issued a statement today on the guilty plea of Holden Matthews on six state charges and six federal charges, including six total hate crime charges, for setting three historic African-American churches […]

Baton Rouge

Center to give the gift of hearing with free hearing aids

February 10, 2020 admin 0

The Emerge Center will give away a free pair of hearing aids to two people in need through their Gift of Hearing contest. Imagine a world filled with silence, being unable to share a laugh […]

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Baton Rouge

LSU Women’s Center announces 2020 Esprit de Femme Award Recipients

February 10, 2020 News Editor 0

Esprit de Femme award is an annual acknowledgement of a person who has made exceptional efforts toward the advancement of women in Louisiana. […]

Business

House of Serenity, area’s only homeless shelter, celebrates 17 years

February 8, 2020 admin 0

Seventeen  years ago on January 18, Frances Seymore opened the doors to House Serenity to provide temporary shelter for homeless citizens in Tangipahoa. Friends, family and other supporters joined current and past residents in celebrating the shelter’s anniversary. “I do not have the space […]

Baton Rouge

Donavan L. Johnson named BRCC dean of students

February 8, 2020 admin 0

Baton Rouge Community College has named Donavan L. Johnson, EdD as the dean of students. In this role, he will provide leadership, organization, supervision, and evaluation for the Office of the Dean of Students and […]

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Baton Rouge

Hundreds planned for SU Ag Center’s 10th annual Louisiana Small Farmer Conference  

February 8, 2020 News Editor 0

For a decade, the Southern University Ag Center’s Louisiana Small Farmers Conference has provided the state’s small agricultural producers with strategies and information on the latest educational tools and resources to help them stay in […]

Drum Roll

Pre-Law institute scholars selected for SU Law Center courses

February 6, 2020 News Editor 0

Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation, in partnership with Southern University Law Center recently announced the 2020 College & Career Ready Pre-Law Institute scholars. Established in 2017, the Pre-Law Institute introduces high school students to civics, law and […]

News

SU Ag Center set to host its 77th Annual State Livestock Show

February 5, 2020 News Editor 0

Meat purchases are available Nearly 120 youth from 26 parishes will come to the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena with the hopes of having their animals named state champion during the Southern University Ag Center’s […]

Drum Roll

Patrick F. Wesley named Shreveport parks director

February 4, 2020 admin 0

The Caddo Parish Commission approved the appointment of Patrick F. Wesley as the new director of parks and recreation during a unanimous vote Oct. 17, 2019. Wesley served as the assistant director of Shreveport Public […]

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Community News

  • Arts Council’s HeArt trail heads to Scotlandville
  • Rapper McKinley ‘Mac’ Phipps granted clemency
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  • COVID test sites open through Feb. 27.
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  • Meet Bianca Plant eating God’s way
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  • Meet Brandon ‘Chef B’ Williams, cooking up excellence
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  • Meet Horatio Isadore, unapologetically
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