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February 7, 2018
Early on Tuesday morning, Black Lives Matter activist Muhiyidin d’Baha was shot and killed in New Orleans. Police department spokesman Beau Tidwell told The
September 1, 2017
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the murky flood waters of Hurricane Katrina were slowly pumped out of New Orleans in…
July 3, 2017
What happens when four single ladies hit the road for ESSENCE Festival on one epic journey?
June 30, 2017
This year, the ladies of TheGrio decided to make their own trek with Ford to experience the empowerment, education and…
May 17, 2017
The city of New Orleans began removal of a statue of Gen. P.G.T Beauregard, a Confederate general--the third out of…
April 24, 2017
Workers in New Orleans removed the first of four prominent Confederate monuments, severing itself from symbols of racism and white…
December 6, 2016
Louisiana's "stand your ground" law will be at issue when testimony begins for the Will Smith shooting death trial.
September 25, 2016
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out Saturday in New Orleans historic French Quarter to protest a statue…
September 16, 2016
According to a recent report released by Vera Institute of Justice, 90 percent of people sitting in Orleans Parish Prison…
July 31, 2016
Rudy and Josh Johnson, brothers of Toya Wright, were discovered unresponsive and shot multiple times inside of a car in
July 4, 2016
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Janelle Monae says she's honored to be part of an upcoming film that tells the little…
June 17, 2016
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana honors student and standout athlete who was blocked from participating in his graduation ceremony…
April 17, 2016
A recent parade send-off was held this week for recently deceased Will Smith, the former NFL defensive end for the
April 17, 2016
A recent parade send-off was held this week for recently deceased Will Smith, the former NFL defensive end for the
April 12, 2016
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Newly released surveillance video shows what may have precipitated the shooting death of Saints defensive end…
April 12, 2016
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Newly released surveillance video shows what may have precipitated the shooting death of Saints defensive end…
March 25, 2016
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Backlash against a plan to remove prominent Confederate monuments in New Orleans has been tinged by…
March 7, 2016
During a Donald Trump rally in New Orleans on Friday, Black Lives Matter protesters were violently ejected from the event.
March 2, 2016
On Tuesday, rapper Big Freedia was charged in court with felony theft of government funds for lying about her income…
February 18, 2016
New Orleans rapper “Dee-1” Augustine decided to celebrate paying off his student loans in a big way— a rap music…