Tag: New Orleans
Historian: N.O. tourists don’t consider local blacks’ challenges then and now
Screenshot by J’Brionne Helaire/Courtbouillon A screenshot shows the cover shot prior to the start of the program. NEW ORLEANS(October 9, 2021)- Tourism’s crucial role to New Orleans economy is a given, but tourists often fail to consider and understand the challenges African-Americans here have faced, both past and present, Lynell […]
Who is America? To whom does it belong?
Caption NEW ORLEANS (February 19, 2021) – A recent virtual panel on the transition from the Trump administration to that of President Joe Biden offers a telling reminder of the damage done by 45 over the past four years and the exacerbation of disparities that must be remedied. Former […]
Census 2020: Make sure you are counted
NEW ORLEANS (April 20, 2020) – With the 2020 Census under way, it is very important that everyone ensures they are counted, especially children, college students and people of color, according to a local official. Orleans Parish School Board Member Ethan Ashley said, “When kids are not counted, and oftentimes […]
Brother-and-sister singing sensation expands beyond Dillard University
NEW ORLEANS (April 20, 2020) – The Dillard University community knows sophomores David and Lauren Rhodes for their stunning duets, but the brother-and-sister duo is expanding their brand and reach with a new production company. David and Lauren Rhodes, who are majoring in Music Industry and English, respectively, produced and […]
‘New-age griot’ sees history as the intersection of life’s work
Malik Bartholomew, DU librarian, also entrepreneur with Know NOLA Tours NEW ORLEANS – (April 20, 2020) – History is the intersection for Malik Bartholomew’s life as a librarian here at Dillard and, more recently, an entrepreneur/founder of Know NOLA Tours. For more than a decade, historian Bartholemew has worked as […]
‘Stay home, save lives’ important to heed for millennials, Gen. Z members
NEW ORLEANS (April 3, 2020) – With now more than 10,000 cases detected and 370 deaths in Louisiana – and more than 5,000 of them detected in Orleans and Jefferson parishes alone –local and state officials are urging residents to “stay home” in order to save lives during this widespread […]
COVID-19: The numbers have faces, so do your part
NEW ORLEANS (April 3, 2020) – Cough. Wash hands. Sneeze. Wash hands. Touch surface. Wash hands. High-five? Don’t do it. Wash hands. A virus like no other in recent history is sweeping across the world, causing people to wash their hands like never before. COVID-19 is an upper respiratory disease […]
Love letter to New Orleans: Out-of-state students discuss good, bad, ugly
NEW ORLEANS (October 31, 2019) – Relocating to another state can be difficult, but that’s what nearly half the student population here at Dillard has done and found the flip side to be fun and a totally new experience. To say goodbye to friends and family in pursuit of something […]
New Orleans to host 32nd annual UNCF Walk-Run on Oct. 12
Note: This story has been updated to include how much was raised last year and to correct the number of DU students participating. NEW ORLEANS (September 26, 2019) – Dillard University is hoping to match or exceed its participation for the 32nd annual UNCF New Orleans 5K Walk-Run for Education […]