By Darryl Sellers 2021 has brought with it, more daunting challenges in the African American community’s fight against COVID-19. More transmissible variants of the coronavirus which have emerged are swiftly sweeping their way across the United States. This latest trend in the year-long pandemic is especially troubling for Black people...
New Exhibit Showcases African-American Masking And Spirituality in Mardi Gras
Louisiana State Museum Exhibition Opening February 13 at the Presbytère Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you will not find many Black masking Indians on the streets this carnival season, but you will see their elaborate suits and learn about their use and inspiration inside the museum’s galleries. The exhibit will be...
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...
Liberty Bank and Trust Acquires Kentucky-Based Metro Bank
Liberty Bank and Trust Company, headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, announced on April 22 that it has finalized a merger agreement and has acquired the assets and banking relationships of Louisville Development Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Metro Bank, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky. The acquisition is a continuation of Liberty Bank’s...
LIVESTREAM: NNPA Partners with #Donate1Post to Help Black-Owned Businesses During COVID-19
By Norman Rich for the NNPA Newswire There’s no secret that economies across our nation — even the world — have been devastated by the impact of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. However, without intervention, the impact on Black-owned businesses will be especially devastating. To combat the resulting uncertainty and help...
New to Working from Home: Here Are Some Tips
By Chida RebeccaFrom NNPA Newswire The idea of working from home has always been a glamorized one. Rolling out of bed whenever you’d like, sitting poolside with your favorite drink at noon. Man! That sounds like a day anyone would enjoy. Especially if you find yourself working for a company...
Spoken (Word) into Existence: The 50th Anniversary of the Hyatt Regency
By Morgan Lawrence Songs and spoken word marry like chocolate and peanut butter. Tarriona “Tank” Ball is fluent in both art forms. The New Orleans native grew up in the Eighth Ward on Music Street, ironically. This spoken word artist and singer is the leader of the band, Tank and the...
Faith Evans: Promoting a Good Cause with a Great Album
By Morgan Lawrence Grammy award-winning singer Faith Evans spoke with The New Orleans Tribune about her new album and the local release party for the project, The King and I, which will take placed during The Robert Pack Foundation fundraiser, “Pack’s Celebrity Playhouse” at Fulton Alley tonight. Evans and Pack...
Play for Purpose: The Robert Pack Foundations
[contentblock id=1 img=gcb.png] By Morgan Lawrence Born and raised in the Lower Ninth Ward, former NBA player and assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans, Robert Pack, used his talent in basketball and his time as a mentor to train young boys to dream of success through his foundations, Team...
CeCe Winans’ “Let Them Fall in Love Tour Kicks of in New Orleans May 31
[contentblock id=1 img=gcb.png] That CeCe Winans’ “Let them Fall in Love” tour kicks off in New Orleans on May 31 is pure happenstance, says the best-selling, most-awarded female gospel artist of all time. But she is eager to get here. “We’re rubbing our stomachs already,” Winans says in a phone...