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New Orleans Casting Call for ‘Roots’ Remake
(ProjectCasting) – Casting directors are looking for African American men and women over the ages of 18 to play a...
(Blogged by @thefineauthor) – After a years-long hiatus, rapper Kendrick Lamar is back with his highly anticipated new album and...
(ProjectCasting) – Casting directors are looking for African American men and women over the ages of 18 to play a...
(BestofNewOrleans | Gambit) In Fishers of Men, Martin “Bats” Bradford plays Dabarrow, a drug dealer who explodes with anger and...
Toya Wright discusses her and soon to be ex-husband Memphitz appearance on ‘Untying the Knot’, issues surrounding their separation and...
(The American Prospect) – Historically black colleges and universities played a heroic role educating African Americans during the long era...
Ecohybridity performs along a Lower Ninth Ward floodwall. (Credit: Ecohybridity) (NextCity) – City zoning that supports fair housing is boring. Very...
(The Louisiana Weekly) -New Orleanians and St. Augustine High School alumni and supporters have another reason to watch the wildly...
CHERYL GERBER (BestofNewOrleans | Gambit) – The heart, soul, brain and style of New Orleans music has died. Allen Toussaint...
(Nola.com) – If early voting statistics are any indication, Orleans Parish is not excited about the gubernatorial election or any...
(WWNO) – The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center was established in 1995 to eradicate housing discrimination in the...
(WDSU) – A group of ministers came together Tuesday morning to call on Mayor Mitch Landrieu to end “racially divisive...
