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Dumaine Street Gang asks residents to ‘Walk for Peace’ July 2
Members of The Dumaine Street Gang Social Aid and Pleasure Club are leading a Walk for Peace on Thursday, July 2, 2009, from 6:00p.m.-7:00pm. Marchers will meet at the Candlelite Lounge at 925 N. Robertson Street and will walk through the historic 6th Ward in an effort to encourage peace and unity in New Orleans’ neighborhoods. Read More ...
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:46 pm |
Communities must act now to keep youth safe and reduce violence
As police statistics and dozens of recent murders already indicate, many didn’t wait for summer’s official June 21 start date to set off the heat. Ten people were killed recently in less than one month in just two major American cities. Read More ...
Charlene Muhammad, Contributing Writer - Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:46 pm |
Essence Fest is full of New Orleans funk, short on Jazz
In an unprecedented move, it was announced a full year in advance that Beyoncé would perform at the Essence Music Festival in 2009 (July 3-5). The word came directly from the stage in the New Orleans Superdome arena and was greeted with a roar of approval. Because Essence Fest boasts loyal fans who return each year to reunite with friends at the “Party with a Purpose,” many in the crowd undoubtedly were in the audience for Beyoncé’s spectacular performance at the event in 2007. Historically, it’s sure to rank right up there with the memorable sets from the likes of Aretha Franklin, who appeared at the first event in 1995, Stevie Wonder (1996 and 2003) and Prince (2004). Read More ...
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:46 pm |
HANO waiting list deadline extended
Applicants on the waiting list for public housing in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina have an extra week — until Friday, July 3, 2009 — to notify the Housing Authority of New Orleans if they still want to obtain public housing. Read More ...
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:46 pm |
Black women bridging the economic gap
According to recent information posted in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (JBHE) a four-year college degree not only increases the earning potential of Black Americans but almost completely closes the economic gap between Black and white citizens who are equally credentialed. Read More ...
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2009 12:00 pm |
Florida A&M looking for Black female students
Florida A&M University is providing an outstanding opportunity for Black women entering college in the fall of 2009. It is designed to address their absence in the field of computer technology. Dr. Jason Black is the Principal Investigator of a recently awarded $552,000 National Science Foundation grant entitled African-American Women in Computer Science. The grant provides scholarships from $4000 to $10,000 per year for female African-American students. Read More ...
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:46 pm |
La.’s charter schools outperforming traditional public schools
A national study released last week by Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) gives high marks to Louisiana’s charter schools, when compared to the state’s traditional public schools and to charter schools in 14 other states and Washington, D.C. Read More ...
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2009 12:00 pm |
Wild Magnolias Big Chief and his queen officially "tie the knot" after 33 years
Tears flowed and smiles glowed when Etta James’ poignant hit song “At Last” played shortly before the lovely Laurita Barras proceeded down an improvised aisle to meet her future husband, Theodore “Bo” Dollis. The sentiment of the selection, which was selected with a wink of humor, was particularly fitting as Barras and Dollis have shared their lives for over three decades. Read More ...
Geraldine Wyckoff, Contributing Writer - Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:46 pm |
Experiencing New Orleans' music scene free and inexpensively
Free and inexpensive are definitely words that raise the excitement-the let's go-level when it comes to entertainment. That's what's being offered when the New Orleans rock-steady group, 007, makes three appearances in New Orleans this coming weekend, June 26 and June 27, 2009. Read More ...
Geraldine Wyckoff, Contributing Writer - Posted: Monday, June 22, 2009 12:00 pm |
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