Mayor LaToya Cantrell recently marked the end of 2020 by highlighting the progress she says her administration has made during this unprecedented year of challenges. "The past year has brought us through unexpected and unprecedented challenges and devastating loss, but it has also brought us together and has allowed us...
City Celebrates Groundbreaking on $6.1 Million City Park Project
City officials broke ground Wednesday, Dec. 30, on the $6.1 million FEMA-funded City Park Group A project in District A. The funding is split nearly in half between Department of Public Works at $3.3 million and Sewerage and Water Board at $2.8 million. “This is one of our larger projects...
City Officials Urge Caution This New Year’s as COVID Cases Rise
Bars in Orleans Parish must close indoor seating at 11 p.m. today after two consecutive weeks increasing positivity rate. Outdoor seating and curbside pick-up options remain available. City of New Orleans and local public safety officials are encouraging residents to exercise caution during New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day this year as COVID-19 continues...
What We’re Saying: Let’s Talk About What’s Really Behind Repentance, Atonement and Transformation in Mainstream Journalism
And Why the Black Press is More Important than Ever In recent weeks, we have watched several events in the world of journalism unfold with a great deal of interest and with some skepticism, maybe even a bit of disillusionment, if we were to be completely honest. For example, there...
Marc Morial Hosts Political Discussion with Local Political and Community Leaders on Thursday, Dec. 31
Marc H. Morial held “A Political Conversation On 2021 Politics and Beyond” today (Thursday, Dec. 31) at Neyow’s Palace. The panel brought political and community leaders together for a conversation about modern day politics and the impact that this pivotal election season has had on the country. It featured former...
Our Person of the Year: Mayor LaToya Cantrell
A collapsed building, a deadly Mardi Gras and a cyber attack. That was not enough. A global pandemic was thrown in for good measure. All of this during mayor Latoya Cantrell's first two and a half years in office. Yet, in the face of this and more, she has made...
President-Elect Biden Selects Fmr. Ambassador Susan Rice for Top White House Post
With years of experience working at senior levels in the executive branch, Ambassador Susan Rice knows government inside and out and will carry through the President-elect’s vision of a newly empowered Domestic Policy Council and turbocharge the effort to build back better, the Biden transition team wrote in a news...
President-Elect Biden Nominates First Black Secretary of Defense
As CENTCOM commander, he was responsible for military strategy and joint operations throughout the Middle East and Central and South Asia. He was also the architect and oversaw the military campaign’s execution to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. He retired from the military on May 1, 2016...
Biden Taps Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge for HUD Secretary Post
“We are relieved knowing that the same determination Rep. Fudge brought to defending hungry families from cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be brought to tackle one of the biggest looming threats facing Americans during this economic crisis: evictions and housing insecurity,” The CBC offered in a statement....
The New Orleans Regional Black Chamber Names New Executive Director and 2021 Board of Directors
The New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce (NORBCC) officially announced that LaVerne Toombs has been named the new executive director. Toombs brings more than 20 years of experience in local and federal government, nonprofit, PR/marketing, fundraising, grant writing and business development.“I feel extremely blessed for the opportunity to serve...