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  • STEM education in New Orleans gets $4 million grant

    More New Orleans high school kids will get a chance to pursue careers in STEM thanks to a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Students will earn credits toward industry-based certifications. These skills are required for some STEM jobs. The programs also will match students with mentors and some students will get […] More

  • Louisiana’s first Black Chief of Justice Retires

    Chief Justice Bernette Johnson is retiring from her position after spending almost 50 years working law. For 26 of those years, she served as the only Black jurist on the Louisiana Supreme Court. She seemed excited about starting her new life. “The goal first is to figure out what retirement’s all about. I’ve been working […] More

  • Mother-Daughter duo of “Credit to Keys” adopts families at Ronald McDonald House

    The pair are NOLA natives and owners of a finical services brand A mother and daughter duo, De ‘Shavonna and Rashanna Jasmine of “Credit to Keys” makes a contribution to the Ronald McDonald House of Southeast Louisiana.  Credit to keys is a financial service brand, focused on helping educate the community on the importance of […] More

  • Ether Israel’s New Video For Contrivance Is A Real Gem! (Must Watch)

    One of the hardest working New Orleans artists of 2020 has a message in his song Contrivance! This is real hip hop. Ether Israel never fails to deliver clean bars with a message packaged into them. His new video for Contrivance dropped last week and it has garnered an impressive amount of views since the […] More

  • New Orleans Native, Howard Alum Creates Clothing Brand to support his Foundation: Redd’s World Foundation  

    The mission of Redd’s World Foundation is to empower the youth through Community outreach, Education, Sports, and Entertainment.  Redd, the Founder Of Redd’s World Foundation and an Educator/ Football Coach at his Alma Mater West Jefferson High School teamed up with Last Bison Standing to give scholarships to two students in the amount of $1867 […] More

  • Hairstyle discrimination banned in the workplace

    The ordinance to ban hairstyle discrimination was passed unanimously by the New Orleans City Council. This move follows the progressive national trend of ending policies rooted in prejudice. The passing of this law has been a long time coming. For too long has these systems protected policies that clearly contribute to notions of social hierarchy. […] More

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