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My name is Kai Davis, a writer from New Orleans, LA seeking to further develop my writing skills.
It is her mission to ensure students, like her, can attend and graduate from college debt free. Now Normandie Cormier, a 20-year-old Lafayette, La., native, has set out to tackle what she sees as the biggest crisis facing her generation: student debt.
In honoring the legacy of Leah Chase, the Edgar "Dooky" Jr. & Leah Chase Family Foundation will team up with the Arnie D. Fielkow Family Foundation on a new initiative that provides sports career preparation for high school students. The initiative will launch this fall in October 2021, with applications being accepted until August 1, 2021.
Following the return of its baseball program after a four-decade lull, Xavier University of Louisiana's baseball team began the inaugural Black College World Series as the No. 1 seed on April 28. While the Xavier Gold Rush made it to the championship game on May 1, they ultimately lost the final game to the No.
After more than a year of having to pause in-person activities, STEM NOLA, the science and technology program, has resumed in-person educational events, starting with its Rocket Day, which took place at the University of New Orleans' Lakefront Arena on July 12 and drew more than 300 students.
After 99 years, the city of Lafayette, Louisiana has removed the confederate monument of Gen. Alfred Mouton, a six-year call by community activists. The Jim Crow era statue was taken down on July 17, 2021. "Community members have been longing in getting the statue removed and thought time and time again that it would not happen.
As part of COVID-19 relief aimed at addressing college student hardship, Dillard University Louisiana's oldest HBCU will clear outstanding balances for students dating back to March 2020, allowing them to return to school in the fall and complete their education.
Since opening in 1949, The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will welcome its first New Orleans native, Borris York, who will receive a Master's in Acting. "I understand that this achievement of being the first Black American from New Orleans to be accepted into The Royal Welsh is much bigger than me," said York, in a statement.
President Joe Biden recently announced that his administration would achieve a goal of 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots this month. By March 19, the Centers for Disease Control’s distribution tracker confirmed the White House had met its goal to deliver on more vaccines. And during his first national primetime address, the President declared that he would direct states, tribes, and territories to make all adults eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by May 1.
The Amistad Research Center and Hancock Whitney Bank teamed up with Dillard University to launch a digital exhibition for Black History Month that highlighted African American life in New Orleans with a collection of over 200 Black organizations, leaders, and businesses from the 19th Century through the mid-20th Century.
Young Black college students took to social media to join in on the ongoing search for a missing Louisiana State University freshman since Tuesday April 6, 2021. In addition to Gauthier’s case, a report outlining LSU’s failed compliance to Title IX reporting stemming from sexual misconduct reports have left many young people and parents in the greater New Orleans-Baton Rouge area concerned about the safety of the state’s flagship Public University Campus.
