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Predatory Lease Arrangements Currently Allowed by Louisiana Charter School Law and Their Implications for Majority African-American Communities
Our Town | May 2021
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING | Creating Wealth — A Critical Step for Black America
State Rep. Willard’s Bill to Cap Property Tax Assessment Increases at 10 percent Passes House, Advances to Senate
SOMEBODY HAS TO SAY IT, WE FOUGHT COVID, BUT WHAT ABOUT POVERTY?
Multicultural Partners, Teaming Up To Spring into the Endzone and Beat COVID-19
For the Culture: As New Orleans’ Cultural Economy Rebounds, Culture Bearers, and Black-Owned Businesses Must Get Their Fair Share
Under Attack: A Look at the Assaults and Micro-Aggressions Against Voting Rights Across the Country and in Louisiana
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Owen Dunne releases album, explores life, bends barriers
Mayor Cantrell: Listen to the People and Abandon this Plan to Relocate City Hall to Tremé
Mayor Cantrell Breaks Ground on $2.07 Million Village De L’est Multi-Purpose Building
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Names Anwar Nasir as Executive Director
Dryades YMCA Names Dr. Samuel Odom as Interim CEO
President Biden’s Proposed $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Will Do More Than Improve Dilapidated Roads and Bridges Across the Country
Speaking to New Orleans Crowd, LSU’s Incoming President Says “Scholarship” Will Come First
Three Black Companies with Stylish Hair Bonnets that Would Make Mo’Nique Proud
Let’s Talk About Health
sponsored by Metropolitan Human Services District
Let’s Talk About Health is a monthly health segment featuring Dr. Rochelle Head-Dunham, the Executive and Medical Director of Metropolitan Human Services District. In the monthly health talk segment, we will discuss the vaccination stigmas and health disparities in the black community, address issues surrounding mental illness in the black community, and provide access to health resources available to the local community.
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Louisiana Economic Development is Looking for Small Business Owners to Participate in Program
Successful SEBD Roundtables provide peer learning for small businesses seeking next level Recruitment has opened for Louisiana Economic Development’s SEBD Roundtables for small business owners
CDC Director Urges Parents to Get Their Teens Vaccinated
In an e-mail statement, Dr. Rochelle Walensky urged parents who may have questions to speak with their child’s health providers or with local pharmacists or
Free Virtual Event Will Explore History of Economy Hall
The Louisiana Creole Research Association will host an online event from 3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 27, that explores the history of Economy
MISSING THE BALL: Now is the Time for REAL Equity in the Cultural Economy
If NOTCF is going to make a difference for the culture bearers at the heart of the city’s $10 billion a year tourism industry, it
City Leaders Celebrate Completion of $6.13 Million Filmore South Road Project
Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined other leaders and residents on Tuesday (June 1) to celebrate the completion of the FEMA-funded $6.13 million Filmore South Group A
City Encourages Participation in Lake Vista Road Work Project Community Meeting
City officials are encouraging residents to take part in a community meeting tonight to learn about the upcoming $4.5 million Lake Vista Group B road
