Tag : New Orleans

Striking Sanitation Workers In New Orleans Replaced By Prison Laborers Who Are Paid Just 13% Of The Usual Pay

Janet GartnerMay 15, 2020May 15, 2020

by Janet GartnerMay 15, 2020May 15, 202011998

Dozens of New Orleans sanitation works who went on strike to protest their low pay and hazardous work conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic were fired...

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34-Year-Old Craig Williams Has Been Missing Since Dec 21, 2019

Latoya StratfordJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020

by Latoya StratfordJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 202012808

Craig Williams, 34New Orleans, Louisiana Last seen Dec 21st, 2019 Craig Williams is 34-years-old from Louisiana, New Orleans. He is about 5′ 8″ and approximately...

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New Orleans Left Underwater As City Races To Prepare For Approaching Storm

BMS AdminJuly 11, 2019July 11, 2019

by BMS AdminJuly 11, 2019July 11, 201902263

Severe thunderstorms prompted tornado warnings and inundated downtown New Orleans on Wednesday morning, causing travel to be disrupted and forcing the closure of City Hall....

Black History Never Forget

Never Forget: America’s Largest Slave Revolt Lead by Charles Deslondes

Gloria LandmanOctober 29, 2016June 25, 2018

by Gloria LandmanOctober 29, 2016June 25, 20188 203255

Over two-hundred years ago in 1811, the largest slave revolt in American history took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. During this revolt, about 500 enslaved...

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Arnold Donald: From 9th Ward New Orleans to Carnival Cruises CEO

Anthony AlleyneJune 26, 2016June 26, 2016

by Anthony AlleyneJune 26, 2016June 26, 201601077

Arnold Donald was born in 1955 in the Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. The neighborhood is one of the oldest and poorest areas...

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Former NFL Player Opens New Black Owned Grocery

Yusuf Asturias (BMS)February 6, 2016July 13, 2016

by Yusuf Asturias (BMS)February 6, 2016July 13, 20168 3089

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Never Forget: In 1985 Police Dropped a Bomb on a West Philly...

BMS AdminMay 31, 2016June 22, 2018

May 31, 2016June 22, 2018174

On May 13, 1985, at approximately 5:28 p.m., two, one-pound bombs were dropped onto a house at...

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k on 26 Black Owned Banks And Credit Unions: “Every city need a black owned bank. We can’t find you if you don’t advertise. We especially need a few…” Jul 9, 14:00
Anne Mills on Restaurant Fires Two Managers Who Denied Service to Black Mother and Child Over Clothing: “No, reading the story, it says the white kid was eating at a table outside. If the restaurant has a…” Jul 4, 23:04
Trinece Trinece on Arrested as a Teen for Crime He Didn’t Commit; Still Serving Life Sentence 21 Years Later: “My heart aches for this young man…I dont know what to do..but WE the people must do something..Where do I…” Jul 3, 14:30
Joe Hepperle on Never Forget: 69 Black Boys Were Padlocked Into A Dormitory Where A Mysterious Fired Started – 21 Burned To Death: “I’m happy to report that, on further investigation, I discovered that a new bronze plaque was made and is already…” Jul 3, 13:19