A video of police bullying at its finest has gone viral on Facebook. The video shows the victim’s, Donrell Breaux (pictured), home seemingly invaded by a…
Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of…
A Louisiana teacher was arrested for allegedly dragging a student across a playground Monday. Mildred Russ, 65, allegedly dragged Kiya Rogers with such force that she was pulled out of her shoes and left in the sand of the Louisiana playground. Also read: When I Studied Abroad: Morocco Also read: Best Places to Travel Alone: […]
A year after the disaster caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Gulf Coast looks to see some tourism return to it’s shores for the historically busy Memorial Day. Many of those involved in the tourism industry along the Gulf Coast seem optimistic that this weekend will be better than the last. A recent […]
Charles Edmund Nash, the first Black Congressman from Louisiana, was born on May 23,1844. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Sisters Network Incorporated, the only national African American breast cancer survivor organization in the country, will kick off its 12th annual National African American Breast Cancer conference today in Baton Rouge. A pioneer in the African American breast cancer awareness movement, Sisters Network hosts the only national conference specifically addressing the devastating […]
BATON ROUGE-Two students at Southern University, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr. and Sheena Barnett have been killed in a three day period. RELATED: Top 9 episodes of the Cosby Show WAFB reports: The latest victim, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr., 24, was shot to death Monday night at the Palisades Apartments near campus around 9:30 p.m. In a show […]
Brian Wooley a Republican candidate for Mayor in Shrevesport, Louisiana is causing controversy with a flier he has been dispersing in African-American neighborhoods, the Shrevesport Times reports. At issue is a “Freedom Rally” event purportedly sponsored by mayoral candidate Bryan Wooley. The rally, which appears to have happened on Wednesday and Thursday, featured free chicken […]
An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.
