Louisiana

2022 Essence Festival of Culture theGrio.com

Diary of my first Essence Fest: How four days in New Orleans changed me forever

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Residents of Pontchartrain Park celebrate historic marker declaring area as ‘safe cradle for Black hope’ 

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Heading to Essence Fest? Don’t eat that restaurant gumbo. Do. Not.

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FBI opens investigation of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans Roman Catholic Church

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Supreme Court nixes 2nd mostly Black district in Louisiana for 2022

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Provo, Utah School Prepares For School Year Amid CoVID-19 Pandemic

Students dismissed as ‘jail kids’ win a grand prize for problem solving, compete against top tier schools

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University renames newest dorm for 1st Black grad and wife

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At least 2 minors in La. youth prison transferred to Alabama without family or legal notice, advocates say 

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Ravens linebacker Jaylon ‘Sack Daddy’ Ferguson dies at age 26

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Ginormous afro pick, jail cell featured in exhibition to highlight social change through the arts

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4 Louisiana police officers cleared in Black man’s death

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La. lawmakers failed to create second majority Black voting district that a federal judge ordered

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La. Gov. John Bel Edwards, theGrio.com

Judge denies extension of Louisiana redistricting deadline

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La. exhibit tells story of nearly 300 enslaved people Georgetown University sold to pay off its debt

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Judge Wooden gavel on the table of judge with american flag and black chair

No delays allowed. Federal judge rules La. must add another majority-Black voting district by June 20

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DOJ opens investigation into La. State Police in wake of death of Ronald Greene 

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La. Gov. John Bel Edwards, theGrio.com

Governor vetoes bill that extended prison terms for people convicted of four nonviolent crimes 

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Who dat? Greg ‘Tarzan’ Davis talks diversity, New Orleans seafood and his ‘Top Gun’ role 

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Six-day legislative session to add a second Black congressional district to La. starts next week

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Judge blocks Louisiana Congress map with one Black district

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