IBPOEW Grand Exalted Ruler Leonard J. Polk, Jr. The Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks of the World will kick off its 120th Grand Lodge and 116th Grand Temple International Convention in New Orleans Friday (Aug. 2) at the Hilton Riverside Hotel. The IBPOEW is expecting more than...
Delgado Welcomes New Chancellor
Earlier this month, Delgado Community College welcomed a new chancellor, Larissa Littleton-Steib, Ph.D. The Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Board of Supervisors selected Littleton-Steib, who previously served as chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College, for the Delgado position in April. “I want to congratulate Dr. Littleton-Steib on her...
Finalists Announced for the 7th Annual Millennial Awards
Finalists for the seventh annual Millennial Awards, taking place on Friday, July 26 at the Ace Hotel in New Orleans, have been announced. The Millennial Awards is a one-of-a-kind event that honors New Orleans' millennials making significant impacts in the community and setting new standards of excellence in their respective...
City Awards Contract to Operate Restaurant at Joe Bartholomew Golf Course to The Munch Factory
The city of New Orleans recently announced the awarding of the contract to operate a restaurant at Joe Bartholomew Golf Course to The Munch Factory. The restaurant, which originally operated in the Gentilly neighborhood, moved its location to the Lower Garden District. The expansion to the golf course represents a...
2019 ESSENCE FESTIVAL DRAWS MORE THAN HALF A MILLION ATTENDEES FOR 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The 2019 ESSENCE Festival attracted more than 500,000 attendees to New Orleans for an historic 25th anniversary celebration representing one of the largest gatherings in the event's history. Forever First Lady Michelle Obama commanded the main stage at the sold-out Superdome on Saturday, July 7 for her first ESSENCE Festival headline appearance. ...
The 25th Essence Festival Was So New Orleans
By Anitra D. Brown The name of the Essence Fest has been officially changed to the Essence Festival of Culture; but the 25th Essence Festival will be known as the Most New Orleans Essence Fest Ever. And we loved it! From the big name stars born and raised in the...
WHAT WE’RE SAYING: THE BIG FREEZE
The story of New Orleans resident Reginald Commodore’s foiled efforts to open an ice cream parlor is yet another egregious example of everyday New Orleanians getting pushed out and sidelined in their own city. We have read with a great deal of interest media reports surrounding Commodore’s effort to get...
New Orleans Is About To Be A Basketball Town
Where sports are concerned the New Orleans community's strongest ties have long been to the Saints. Now, however, the sports scene is on the verge of an abrupt, significant shift. Specifically, it’s about to become a basketball town. This doesn’t mean that the Saints’ standing in New Orleans will decline....
Oliver Thomas Leads Actors in Stage Play about “Missing” Black History
By David JacksonFor The New Orleans Tribune Imagine 100 years of critical history missing from the Black experience in America. Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Tuskegee experiment, the Harlem Renaissance have all vanished from the pages of American textbooks. According to Tulane adjunct professor Dr. Flint D. Mitchell, this is not...
PAID IN FULL SHINES LIGHT ON MONEY INJUSTICE
The Paid in Full: Ending Money Injustice in New Orleans, an exciting evening of music, conversation, and community engagement co-hosted by the VERA Institute of Justice, Global Citizen and RFK Human Rights, will take place from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on July 3 at the Historic Carver Theater, 2010...