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Posted 10:01 PM 2/27/2025 by Destiny Beasley

DONALDSONVILLE — Amid federal budget cuts, The River Road African American Museum is doing everything they can to preserve the history of Donaldsonville.

Executive Director Loreal Evans said these budget cuts puts (More)

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Posted 11:03 AM 2/24/2025 by Destiny Beasley

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) hosted a Black History Celebration encouraging the youth to be involved in civil rights and social engagements.

NAACP Louisiana Conference President Michael McClanahan said while injustice (More)

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Posted 9:17 AM 2/24/2025 by Mia Monet

BATON ROUGE - Right now, Baker and Zachary are both being led by history-making police chiefs — each department has its first-ever Black chief.

Chief Darryl Lawrence with Zachary is in his first term, while Chief Carl Dunn of Baker is in his third.

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Posted 8:01 PM 2/20/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Metro Councilwoman Twahna Harris invited the public to a night of spoken word, poetry and music in celebration of Black History Month on Thursday.

Harris, who represents District 7, hosted the MLK Expressions Community Open Mic Night event at the Martin (More)

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Posted 2:40 PM 2/21/2025 by Mia Monet

BATON ROUGE - The oldest Black debutante club in the country was created in New Orleans 130 years ago. Every year the Young Men Illinois Club choose several young ladies to be presented to society at their annual ball, but there is always one lucky girl who gets the privilege to reign as (More)