By Domonique Tolliver, Gentilly Messenger School Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. has proposed new names for school buildings named after slave owners and segregationists across New Orleans, including two Gentilly high schools named for slave owners. Lewis’ recommendations were submitted to...
City Government / Social Action
by Gentilly Messenger · Published June 15, 2021 · Last modified June 18, 2021
By Daniel Schwalm, Gentilly Messenger The city is moving forward with efforts to rename Robert E. Lee Boulevard after local musician Allen Toussaint. Although the name has not yet been changed after it was first recommended by the New Orleans...
New this month is a virtual exhibit that shows how New Orleans has benefited from Black leadership and engagement since the 19th Century. Hancock Whitney and the Amistad Research Center at Tulane have partnered to present this curated collection, entitled...
Events / Good Works / schools / Social Action
by Tyree Worthy · Published January 15, 2021 · Last modified January 14, 2021
via InspireNOLA InspireNOLA will host their community “Inspire to Serve: MLK Food Giveaway” drive-thru this Saturday, Jan. 16 at Pierre A. Capdau Charter School, 5800 St. Roch Ave. While supplies last, each vehicle will receive one turkey and a bag...
Controversy / Events / Featured / Good Works / Politics / Social Action
by Gentilly Messenger · Published September 3, 2020
Protests and demonstrations calling for social justice have continued across the country for months now, including here in New Orleans. Every night, groups in neighborhoods throughout the city come together at 6 p.m. on-the-dot to silently kneel, sit or stand...
City Government / education / Social Action / things to do
by Tyree Worthy · Published April 27, 2020
via the City of New Orleans The Mayor’s Neighborhood Engagement Office, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Youth and Families, would like to invite you to participate in Junior Civic Leadership Academy (JCLA). This initiative from Mayor LaToya Cantrell...
Criminal justice advocate Cyntoia Brown-Long, who was given a life sentence for killing a man who solicited her for sex, will speak at Dillard University President’s Lecture Series this Tuesday, Feb. 4. Brown-Long was convicted of aggravated robbery and first-degree...
Churches & Religion / colleges / Events / Social Action
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 20, 2020
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “Dimensions of a Complete Life” sermon at Dillard University at the HBCU’s 1959 baccalaureate ceremony. So it’s fitting that the the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events culminate on Tuesday (Jan....
City Government / Food and Drink / Good Works / Health and Wellness / Social Action
by Tyree Worthy · Published August 7, 2019
Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation (NOTMC), in partnership with 504HealthNet, have launched a program to provide New Orleans hospitality workers access to high-quality, affordable health care. The new Healthy Hospitality Initiative debuted on Tuesday, August...
colleges / Events / Good Works / Health and Wellness / Social Action
by Tyree Worthy · Published February 12, 2019 · Last modified February 13, 2019
The Louisiana Black Advocates for Life will host “Stay Woke: an evening of empowerment and entertainment” at Southern University New Orleans (SUNO) this Friday, Feb. 15. “Stay Woke” will feature a message from New Orleans Saint Benjamin Watson, as well as...
Bastion Community of Resilience, an intentional community for military veterans in New Orleans, has received an NFL-Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) partnership grant to support their Adult Day Program and Vocational Rehabilitation Services. The goal of the “Healthy Lifestyles and Creating...
The New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America will be replacing brake lights for free for anyone who needs them. The supplies are free, and we will have trained volunteers to install them. The volunteers can also teach drivers how to...
