The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners announced that Dr. Leonard Weather was appointed to one of two positions on its board of directors as a representative for the Louisiana Medical Association. Weather is an obstetrician-gynecologist. Prior to Hurricane Katrina his practice was in New Orleans; it is now in Shreveport. He received his bachelor […]
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LSU alumnus Bradie James has collaborated with the LSU Office of Diversity to launch the Tiger Research Group internship program. This summer three students were given the opportunity to be the first James Interns: Justin Evans, a native of New Orleans; Todd Sterling Jr., a native of Baton Rouge; and John Wilson, a native of […]
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Given the increasing attention to unarmed African Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of police, LSU School of Social Work professor Cassandra Chaney examined community sentiment regarding police in her new book titled “Police Use of Excessive Force against African Americans: Historical Antecedents and Community Perceptions.” The book delves into how the […]
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The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center’s Southern Institute for Medicinal Plants will be hosting a job fair on Monday, October. 21. The Institute is hosting the fair for its medicinal marijuana program partner, Ilera Holistic Healthcare. Candidates will be interviewed on-site from 4pm to 7pm at the SU Ag Center’s M.A. Edmond Livestock […]
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Given the increasing attention to unarmed African Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of police, LSU School of Social Work professor Cassandra Chaney examined community sentiment regarding police in her new book titled “Police Use of Excessive Force against African Americans: Historical Antecedents and Community Perceptions.” The book delves into how the […]
Cover story: Picture of Health Exhibit of people living with Invisible Illness Features: 3rd generation farming, Emoji R&B single, 5-year old twins host superhero party, Understanding Black suicide Ads: John bel Edwards, Tim Temple, Preston Castille, The Collective, Louisiana Lupus Foundation, Dr. Rani Whitfield, Louisiana Book Festival Read and share this issue now.
“Serving in the Navy means that I'm a part of something huge," Shreveport native and Petty Officer 3rd Class Tuquisha Adams said. "I am fighting for people I would never meet a day in my life and that's a good feeling."
Southern University and A&M College released its fall 2019 preliminary enrollment report giving indication of significant enrollment gains over the last few years at the institution. This year, Southern will host 7,031 students, representing a 5.1 percent increase in enrollment over the 6,693 students enrolled in the fall 2018 semester. Since the fall 2016 semester, when […]
For the first time, a Black woman was named deputy director at NASA’s Johnson Space Cent, the Houston Chronicle reports. Vanessa Wyche, 54, who has spent almost 30 years with the space agency, will be the second in command at the Houston facility where 10,000 civil service and contract workers are employed. She is the […]