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Sharon Weston Broome Elected First Ever Black Female Mayor of Baton Rouge
(NewsOne) – It was a narrow election victory, but Sharon Weston Broome made history on Dec.10 when she became the first...
(By Charles M. Blow for The New York Times) NEW ORLEANS — “As a mayor, you should not be twerking....
(NewsOne) – It was a narrow election victory, but Sharon Weston Broome made history on Dec.10 when she became the first...
(Aljazeera) – New Orleans, Louisiana, United States – Every Mardi Gras, Sandra Harris would make ham and bell peppers for her...
(The Christian Science Monitor) – Joe McKnight was a 28-year-old black man and a 205-pound former NFL running back and kick...
(Good.is) – Ben Jaffe could easily audition to be the next Dos Equis man. His title alone, creative director and tuba...
(NPR) – Twitter has a theory about Santa Claus — he might be a lot farther south than the North Pole....
(NPR) – New Orleans has agreed to pay $13.3 million to settle lawsuits over injuries and deaths at the hands of...
(The Oklahoman via the Associated Press) – NEW YORK — When he entered the recording studio this spring, Grammy and...
(SpliceToday) – “She was 5′10/looking real good in her skin/I think her shirt said Zeppelin/boots up to her ass man.”...
(TheSource) – Upon entering the venue where A Merry Morrow Christmas was held, there stood a banner reading, “Hope is passion...
(HotNewHipHop) – Curren$y is on a roll with “12/30,” his 12th project to be released this year. New Orleans-based rapper...