New Orleans

Sybil Morial, Marc Morial, Ernest Morial, New Orleans, theGrio.com

Civil rights activist Sybil Morial, wife of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, dead at 91

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New Orleans district attorney’s progressive policies face blowback from Louisiana’s conservative Legislature

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Janet Jackson, Songwriters Hall of Fame nomination, theGrio.com

Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture

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2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ - Caesar's Superdome - Day 3

Essence Fest catches backlash for shutting down New Orleans bookstore event

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Foes present petitions that seek to oust New Orleans’ first Black female mayor

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Mardi Gras brings joy – but also worry over violent crime

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Big Feedia, New Orleans, Hotel Freedia, Mardi Gras 2024 theGrio.co

Big Freedia announces plans to open a hotel in New Orleans

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Ruby Bridges’ school made part of civil rights trail

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New Orleans guitarist Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington dead at 79

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Senate confirms first Black woman to conservative 5th Circuit Court

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Retiring New Orleans chief saw ranks thin, crime rise

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Ledisi pays tribute to New Orleans with ‘All Saints Christmas’

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Black female tech entrepreneur raises nearly $50M for software company expansion

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Rev. Charles Southall III, New Orleans

New Orleans minister admits stealing almost $900K from his church, parishioners

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Renowned pianist Fats Domino has street renamed in his honor 

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EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ 

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Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny has ‘bad’ lower left leg injury

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Social services group removes name of its founder who thought Black people were inferior

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Stanley Crosby

Stanley Crosby spent over 54 years advocating for his Black students. He will now have a library named in his honor

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Plastics complex in St. James Parish

Judge denies permit for plastics complex, cites harm to Black community in scathing ruling

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