Tag: new orleans
NBA Fines Anthony Davis $50K Over Public...
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Davis' agent let everyone know he wants out of New Orleans, and now it will cost his client $50,000.
The...
Agent: Anthony Davis Tells New Orleans That...
Anthony Davis wants out of New Orleans.
And the NBA might soon see a blockbuster trade to come together.
The five-time All-Star has told the Pelicans...
13 Years Later, Guilty Plea In Post-Katrina...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A white man who fired a shotgun at three African-Americans amid the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans...
Michelle Obama Discusses New Memoir at Library...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama will discuss her upcoming memoir "Becoming" as she kicks off the American Library Association's annual...
‘Love and Hip Hop’ Star Tokyo Vanity...
Life isn't always fair and reality star Tokyo Vanity explained the difficulties of overcoming different hardships on Monday's night episode of "Love and Hip Hop Atlanta."
Black Surgeon Saves Lives in New Orleans...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBZuGpSnDIE
As if the life of a neurosurgeon isn't busy enough, one dedicated doctor manages to split his time between New Orleans — and Nigeria.
Dr....
Mardi Gras Parade Turns Sour After Folks...
A New Orleans resident said she was shocked and appalled after someone handed her 4-year-old son a pair of blackface figurines during the Krewe of...
Black Lives Matter Activist Shot and Killed...
Black Lives Matter activist Muhiyidin D'Baha from Charleston, NC was shot and killed in New Orleans, LA on Tuesday, Feb 6. while riding a bike.
Officials...
The Civil Rights Lawsuit Against the Orleans...
At a time when the abuses and inequities of the U.S. criminal justice system are increasingly scrutinized, a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in...
The Chef That Brought the Taste of...
For many children growing up, helping in the kitchen meant assisting their mothers, grandmothers or fathers slice the peppers, chop the tomatoes and taste...
How a Christian Ministry is Having an...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, one of the most destructive storms in American history, hundreds of survivors who worked in the...
Even with Marijuana Decriminalization, Blacks Are Still...
New Orleans' new marijuana law purports to be more lenient toward nonviolent offenders, but — unsurprisingly — it still disproportionately targets the Black community.
Susan Guidry, councilwoman...
New Orleans Charter School Treats Traumatized Children with...
Before Katrina tore through the city of New Orleans in 2005, the public school system suffered from corruption and neglect. After the storm wiped...
Does Preserving Confederate History Outweigh the Need...
The Battle of Liberty Place monument commemorates 5,000 members of the Crescent City White League’s attack on the city’s Reconstructionist government in 1874, resulting...
New Orleans to Remove Its Confederate Monuments,...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Workers in New Orleans removed the first of four prominent Confederate monuments Monday morning, becoming the latest Southern institution to...
Joy Reid Rips Apart Donald Trump’s Misinformed...
On Sunday's edition of NBC's Meet The Press, MSNBC journalist Joy Reid tackles presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump's recent comments proclaiming that heavily Black populated...
Local Grocer Opens the Only Store in...
Although this year will mark 11 years since Hurricane Katrina and its devastation, local grocer Burnell Colton still says "There's no place like New...
Criminal Justice Meltdown: Facing Financial Crisis, Louisiana...
Louisiana’s fiscal crisis is a criminal justice nightmare, possibly signalling the end of public defense lawyers for the poor.
Bobby Jindal, the former governor of...
New Orleans Is Latest Southern City to...
The city of New Orleans is considering an ordinance that would tear down monuments honoring Confederate heroes, according to news reports. New Orleans has...
Climate Change: Artists and Activists Challenge the...
A group of artists and activists have been taking the discussion of climate change and pollution in communities of color on the road. While...