Boycott in Louisianna

Rhonda Taylor

Ms. Taylor is responsible for setting the human capital strategy in support of Cox’s long term strategy and operating plans. She works with the executive team to drive talent management and development, organizational development, employee engagement and retention, labor relations, diversity and

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Source: Savoy Network

Drew Brees Doesn’t Care About Black People

Back when I watched the NFL — before the league blackballed Colin Kaepernick for peacefully kneeling during the national anthem to raise awareness about the Black people killed by police brutality around the country — I was a diehard New Orleans Saints

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Source: NewsOne

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot is Executive Vice President and Treasurer for Wal-Mart

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Source: Savoy Network

Hurricane Chris Posts $500K Bond, Out Of Jail

Source: Shreveport PD / Shreveport PD

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Source: The Urban Daily

Lynch, John Roy (1847-1939) - Birthday

John Roy Lynch, congressman, soldier, and author was born in Concordia Parish, Louisiana on September 10, 1847 to Patrick Lynch, an Irish immigrant and Catherine White, a slave.

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Source: Black Past

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10

1847

Fauci: Next few weeks critical to tamping down virus spikes

The next few weeks are critical to tamping down a disturbing coronavirus surge, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Congress on Tuesday — issuing a plea for people to avoid crowds and wear masks just hours before mask-shunning President Donald Trump was set to address a crowd of his young supporters in one hot

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

New Orleans Has Gone Three Days Without a Coronavirus Death

The city of New Orleans once had the highest per capita coronavirus death rate of any city in the

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Juanita Powell Baranco

Juanita Powell Baranco is Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Baranco Automotive Group, a company that consists of Mercedes Benz of Buckhead in Atlanta, GA and Smart Center

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Source: Savoy Network

Lenhardt, Alfonso E. (1943- )

Alfonso E. Lenhardt is currently Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania from 2009 to

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Source: Black Past

Black Louisiana community impacted by COVID-19, air pollution deaths

Over the last few years, St. James Parish earned the nickname, Cancer Alley, but since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, it has also been called, Death

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Source: theGrio

Ryan Williams, a 32-year-old black CEO, says America has been 'hallucinating' about racism and inequality. Until now. | The Atlanta Voice

“We’ve been hallucinating as a country for a long time,” said Williams, the 32-year-old African American founder of Cadre, a startup disrupting the real estate industry with the support of elite investors including George Soros, Mark Cuban and Peter

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Will Not Be Released From Prison Early

After initial reports last week that former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick would most likely be freed from jail, it turns out that’s not the case, according to The Detroit

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Confederate monument in Decatur targeted and removed

as a Confederate monument was removed from Georgia Square in

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COVID-19 Infection rates among young people in the South and West drastically increases | The Atlanta Voice

The major thrust of new coronavirus cases in the United States is in the South and West, where officials say more young people are ignoring social distancing measures and testing

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

The Black Crisis in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis

Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing

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Source: Chicago Defender

Norbert Rillieux - Birthday

Norbert Rillieux can certainly be seen to have achieved all of these goals Norbert Rillieux was born on March 17, 1806 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Source: Black History Resources

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17

1806

Entrepreneurs Launch Online Platform to Help African Americans Get Started In Real Estate Investing

Houston, TX — Real estate entrepreneurs Lena Claybon and Kayela Ceron are looking to create a path to financial independence for more African Americans via their new website, RockTheRealEstate.com, which helps new investors get started in real estate

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

Eight Louisiana police officers accused of excessive force after chase have been indicted | The Atlanta Voice

A grand jury indicted each of the Shreveport officers on Monday with a count of malfeasance in office in connection with the late January pursuit and stop of a truck that left driver Chico Bell with a shattered eye socket and passenger Damon Robinson with his nose broken in several

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Remembering The Legacy Of Brown v. Board Of Education

(Trice Edney Wire) – Sunday, May 17, marked the 66th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown vs. the Board of

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Disney Ride Will Be ‘Reimagined’ Because Of Ties To Racist Movie

According to CNN, the log flume ride was based on the 1946 movie “Song of the South,” which was notorious for racial stereotypes of Black people and romanticized portrayals of the antebellum

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Source: NewsOne

Metro Service Group: “Our Top Priority is the Safety of our Team Members”

“We have built a great reputation and it is important to present the facts surrounding this issue, so that people know we care about our employees and are committed to their safety and paying them livable wages in accordance with our contract with the City of New

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Gray, William Herbert, III (1941–2013)

William Herbert Gray III was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 20, 1941. His mother, Hazel Yates Gray, was a high school teacher. His father, William Herbert Gray Jr. was a Baptist Minister and over his career, the president of two Florida colleges. Upon taking a job as pastor of Bright

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Source: Black Past

Aug

20

1941

McDonald’s USA Launches $500,000 Scholarship Fund to Help HBCU Student

McDonald’s USA today announced the launch of its $500,000 Black & Positively Golden® Scholarship Fund to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue their education this fall, despite impacts of

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Implicit Bias a Driver of COVID-19 among African Americans

Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson knows the data on the disparate impact of the corona virus and COVID-19 on African Americans and other

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Dawson, Horace G. (1926- )

Horace G. Dawson, Jr. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. After his confirmation by the U.S. Senate he served in that post until 1983. Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 30, 1926. He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania where he earned

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Source: Black Past

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2004

Old, Sick and Incarcerated

Yet the federal correctional institution that housed Manafort had no coronavirus cases, and Manafort had served fewer than two years of his more than seven-year

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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com

Baton Rouge School Board Member Got Dragged For All The Filth By Black Activist Gary Chambers

Source: @garychambersjr / Instagram

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Source: Black America Web

COMMENTARY: Old, Sick and Incarcerated | Afro

Yet the federal correctional institution that housed Manafort had no coronavirus cases, and Manafort had served fewer than two years of his more than seven-year

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

City Council approves 'Dallas First' | Dallas Weekly

The City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed Mayor Eric Johnson’s “Dallas First” procurement

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Commentary: Old, Sick and Incarcerated | Post News Group

Yet the federal correctional institution that housed Manafort had no coronavirus cases, and Manafort had served fewer than two years of his more than a seven-year

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