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River Road African American Museum preserves history of Donaldsonville amid federal budget cuts
Posted 10:01 PM 2/27/2025 by Destiny Beasley
DONALDSONVILLE — Amid federal budget cuts, The River Road African American Museum is doing everything they can to preserve the history of Donaldsonville.
Executive Director Loreal Evans said these budget cuts puts (More)
2/23/2025
Louisiana NAACP Black History Celebration encourages youth to become active in social justice
Posted 11:03 AM 2/24/2025 by Destiny Beasley
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) hosted a Black History Celebration encouraging the youth to be involved in civil rights and social engagements.
NAACP Louisiana Conference President Michael McClanahan said while injustice (More)
2/24/2025
EBR police chiefs sit down to shed light on being Black while backing the blue
Posted 9:17 AM 2/24/2025 by Mia Monet
BATON ROUGE - Right now, Baker and Zachary are both being led by history-making police chiefs — each department has its first-ever Black chief.
Chief Darryl Lawrence with Zachary is in his first term, while Chief Carl Dunn of Baker is in his third.
"People said it would never (More)
2/20/2025
Metro Councilwoman hosts Black History Month open-mic event at MLK Community Center
Posted 8:01 PM 2/20/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Metro Councilwoman Twahna Harris invited the public to a night of spoken word, poetry and music in celebration of Black History Month on Thursday.
Harris, who represents District 7, hosted the MLK Expressions Community Open Mic Night event at the Martin (More)
2/3/2025
Local pool founded to combat segregation in Baton Rouge marks 62 years of operation
Posted 5:47 PM 2/20/2025 by Destiny Beasley
BATON ROUGE — In the 1930s and 1940s, Black people were prohibited from swimming in the pool at City Park despite Black tax dollars being collected for pool maintenance.
Now, at the start of (More)
2/5/2025
Uncovering Black history with the largest slave rebellion in south Louisiana
Posted 5:47 PM 2/20/2025 by Destiny Beasley
EDGARD — A memorial lies at the Whitney Plantation in St. John Parish honoring the lives lost in the largest slave rebellion in South Louisiana.
On January 8, 1811, Charles Deslondes organized and led an army of enslaved people at the Andry Plantation, now known as Woodlawn (More)
2/11/2025
Hidden gem in Hammond tells stories of African American heritage
Posted 5:47 PM 2/20/2025 by Destiny Beasley
HAMMOND — The Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum serves as a gateway to black history.
The museum is not only a place where you learn about history, but it's part of history itself. The museum's community outreach director, M (More)...
2/17/2025
Black History Month: The rich history of The Black debutante
Posted 2:40 PM 2/21/2025 by Mia Monet
BATON ROUGE - The oldest Black debutante club in the country was created in New Orleans 130 years ago. Every year the Young Men Illinois Club choose several young ladies to be presented to society at their annual ball, but there is always one lucky girl who gets the privilege to reign as (More)
2/2/2025
Legendary Baton Rouge restaurant celebrates 90 years during Black History Month
Posted 3:23 PM 2/4/2025 by Mia Monet
BATON ROUGE - This year, the legendary Chicken Shack restaurant celebrates its 90th anniversary. The late Thomas "Tommy" Delpit opened the business in 1935.
“It's like a Christmas story. We hear it every year. In 1935, he came from New Orleans to Baton Rouge with, I wanna say, 35 (More)
