Essence Fest kicks off Thursday with youth acts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - One of the premier music festivals celebrating black culture and music is branching out...
Man caught having sex with minor in courthouse bathroom
Roderick Clanton, 23, has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old minor in a courthouse bathroom...
Obama to speak at Urban League conference
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will address the National Urban League Conference on July 25 in New Orleans...
Cannes winner 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' premieres in New Orleans
(AP) - Unlike a lot of movies shot in Louisiana, 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' couldn't have been made anywhere else...
Black journalists hit hard by Times-Picayune cuts
African-American employees were disproportionately laid off at several newspapers owned by Advance Publications...
Southern Baptists: Gay rights not civil rights
TRAVIS LOLLER NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Southern Baptists passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue...
Biden to NABJ: 'This ain't your father's GOP'
theGRIO REPORT - Vice President Joe Biden addressed the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) on Wednesday evening...
Southern Baptists elect 1st black president
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. was unopposed in being elected by thousands of enthusiastic delegates on Tuesday...
Southern Baptists meet during challenging times
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Southern Baptists may elect their first African-American president when they meet Tuesday as the nation's largest Protestant denomination...
Katrina funds spent on underused sewage plants
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Officials in Mississippi took private property and spent tens of millions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina recovery money on sewage plants that may not be needed for decades...
