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Congratulations Semoine Augustus, Krystle Beauchamp, Destiny Berry, Annette Callagain, Dereka Duncan, Yurmajesty Garret, Cassandra Dyson, Calvin Hart…
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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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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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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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Three years ago, our educators, principals, support staff, paraprofessionals, and specialists faced one of the biggest --and most difficult-- challenges…
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After nearly 60 years, retired Army Col. Paris Davis, a Southern University and A&M College alumnus, has received the Medal of Honor for his courageous…
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February 2023

Louisiana’s AP African American Studies teacher Malcolm Reed champions courses, community lectures to expand knowledge
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Super Tax Day event, sponsored by Entergy Louisiana, is Saturday, February 25 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, located…
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In case you missed your community news, here is the February issue of The Drum. Want to be one of the first to get the news? Complete the form to…
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The award is named after civil rights icon and Scotlandville native Acie J. Belton, who founded the Baton Rouge Second Ward Voter’s League and served as…
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With Black History Month here, the U.S. postal service honored Ponte Coupee native and literary great Ernest J. Gaines by making him the 46th stamp in…
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The research and documentation of local family histories aren’t the only humanitarian services that Louisiana native Antoinette Harrell offers…
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