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Gumbo Coalition Community Awards Honors Local Leaders
The New Orleans Tribunes’ Publishers Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna and Beverly McKenna Among Honorees The Urban League of Louisiana joined the National Urban League today (Friday, July 1) to host the Gumbo Coalition Community Awards Luncheon. The event honored a selection of political, business, community, faith-based, and other…
Essence Underway in New Orleans
The Essence Festival of Culture kicked off today (June 30) in New Orleans with New Orleans native and reality television star Antonia “Toya” Johnson welcoming the Essence Festival faithful “back home” for the first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the last live festival taking place in 2019. Johnson opened the press conference stage…
Local CDFIs Announce Collaboration with National Initiative to Get More Minority Businesses the Capital They Need
Today (June 30), local community development financial institutions (CDFIs) NewCorp, Inc. and TruFund Financial Services, Inc. announced collaboration with the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund (EOCF) designed to expand access to capital and other resources to minority-owned businesses in New Orleans. The EOCF, managed by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and largely supported by investment from JPMorgan Chase, the EOCF is…
NOMA’s Upcoming Exhibition Focuses on Black Studio Photographers
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) has announced the fall opening of Called to the…
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From Fries to Franchise: Local Businessman Celebrates Success by Helping Youth Carve a Path to Business Ownership
By David S. Jacksonfor The New Orleans Tribune Chris Bardell was at a crossroads in…
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Dillard University Announces Plan to Offer Master’s Degree in Nursing
Dillard University has announced plans to offer a Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) in…
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Black Press of America, Transformative Justice Coalition Announce National Get Out the Vote Campaign
By Stacy M. BrownSenior NNPA Correspondent Ahead of the all-important 2022 midterm elections, reports show that more than 55 million…
Why Does the Black Community Oppose the Menthol Ban?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In the communities where we live and work, probable cause means a whole different level of law…
The Heart Condition Hiding in Plain Site
By Pastor Jamaal WeathersbyNew Hope Baptist Church The health of a community is often about connecting — connecting with our…
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