The New Orleans City Council was joined by former Mayor Marc Morial alongside family and friends of the late McBurnett James Knox, Jr., as the Council approved a resolution to rededicate the Pontchartrain Park Playground as the "Pontchartrain Park McBurnett Knox Playground." McBurnett James Knox, Jr., also known as "Coach...
YouthForce NOLA Gains $1.1M for Paid Internships
From a press release The City of New Orleans approved a multi-year Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) for $1.1 million with YouthForce NOLA to place 925 New Orleans’ students into paid internships through 2020. Scaled over a three-year period, the CEA will support up to 275 interns in 2018, 325 interns...
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...
NOPD Announces Formation of Youth Advisory Council
[contentblock id=1 img=gcb.png] NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison announced Monday that the department will form a Youth Advisory Council to build and strengthen the department's relationship with local youth. The Superintendent’s Youth Advisory Council is designed to foster dialogue and create a stronger relationship between the city's youth and the NOPD....