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Mid South Economic and Environmental IssuesLatest
Port Fourchon: The Economic Hub Looks to a Restorative Future
08.27.2024 | In UncategorizedBy Emma Butler, Outreach CoordinatorSituated at...
Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion — What you Need to Know Now and Why
08.22.2024 | In Sediment Diversions
Restore the Mississippi River Delta...
What’s the Difference Between Neptune Pass and Mardi Gras Pass?
In the final miles of the Mississippi River, two...
Workforce Training Remains Top Priority Among Business Leaders
An available and skilled workforce is indispensable in helping...
New report shows Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion’s extensive economic benefits
07.23.2024 | In Press ReleasesProject estimated to create $1.9...
African American Literary Voices
A Long, Vital Tradition: Nine Books That Imagine What a Black Utopia Could Be
When asked to free-associate upon hearing the phrase “Black...
Writing Between Worlds: Navigating My African and American Identities on the Page
If you had known me when I was much...
OBTUARYLatest
What You Didn’t Know About the Overdue James Earl Jones’ Legendary Black Voice
Hard as it is to believe, one of the richest baritones and most recognizable voices in the history of screen and stage spent his...
RIP: Michelle Obama’s Mother Dies, And Black Internet Pays Respects
First Lady Michelle and former President Barack Obama posted...
Barbara Gardner Proctor, Trailblazing Ad Woman, Dies at 85
In 1963, Barbara Gardener Proctor was flying to Europe...
Broadway Legend Carol Channing Dies at 97, ‘Proud as Can Be’ of Her Black Heritage
“No white woman can do it like I did,”...
Singer Andre Williams, the ‘Godfather of Rap’, Dead at 82
R&B singer-producer Andre Williams, whose indelible musical journey included...
Federal Judge and Civil Rights Icon Damon J. Keith Dead at 96
Judge Damon J. Keith, a civil rights icon who...
Rest in Power: Famed Lindy Hop Dancer Norma Miller Dies at 99
She was known as the Queen of Swing, a...
Rashida and Kidada Jones Say Goodbye to Mother Peggy Lipton
Kidada Jones, Peggy Lipton and Rashida Jones attend “The...
Chris McNair, Father of 16th Street Church Bombing Victim Denise McNair, Dies at 93
His eldest child, an 11-year-old girl named Denise McNair,...
Unita Blackwell, Civil Rights Activist and the 1st Black Woman to Be Elected a Mayor in Mississippi, Dies at 86
Unita Blackwell, a veteran of the civil rights movement...