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The Drum establishes a collection at the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies
One of five African American collections at the Hammond-based center, The Eddie and Carrie Wells Ponds Collection houses 235 physical copies of The Drum…
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The men arrived
About two dozen men stood at the rail in the Senate chamber in solidarity with Baton Rouge State Sen Regina Barrow, who was accosted by Sen Stewart…
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Louisiana to London: local author's books to be showcased during the London Book Fair
BJT Ledet and Barbara W. Green will join 20 American authors whose titles will showcase internationally in the UK this week.
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Danish singer's worldwide search leads to father in Baker, La
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Baton Rouge activists receive Acie J. Belton Life Achievement Award
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Carrie Wells Ponds, CNA, educator, and co-founder of The Drum passes away at 81
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50 years later, State of Louisiana officially apologizes for SU students' deaths
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After three years of COVID, survey shows Louisiana Black educators experience an array of emotions
Forty Louisiana educators completed an online survey designed to understand—as much as possible—the impact three years of the coronavirus pandemic has…
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Educators quickly responded to COVID-19 but how has it impacted them?
“For me, prayer was my saving grace,” said Zanetta Trahan, a high school teacher in Baton Rouge
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Let's hear the DrumRoll
Congratulations Semoine Augustus, Krystle Beauchamp, Destiny Berry, Annette Callagain, Dereka Duncan, Yurmajesty Garret, Cassandra Dyson, Calvin Hart…
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Where were you on March 9, 2020? Black teachers remember the early days of COVID-19
The chaotic week of March 9, 2020, is engrained in the memories of many Louisiana K-12 educators who quickly adjusted to the coronavirus pandemic that…
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Addison Washington, 9, broke barriers for the hearing impaired
For the first time a hearing-impaired child from St. Helena exhibited an animal at Southern University's 80th Annual State Livestock and Poultry Show
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DrumRoll: NAACP Image Award recognizes Baton Rouge former gang leader's transformation
Arthur “Silky Slim” Reed, once a notorious gangster and gang leader, has turned his life around and become a powerful voice for social justice.
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Educators, how are you?
Three years ago, our educators, principals, support staff, paraprofessionals, and specialists faced one of the biggest --and most difficult-- challenges…
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