Tag: Baton Rouge
Oldest US Veteran of WWII, Lawrence N. Brooks, Dies at 112
Lawrence N. Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran in the U.S. — and believed to be the oldest man in the country —...
PRESS ROOM: Fabian Broaden — Making Statements Through Photos
By ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Defender News Network
When Houstonian Fabian Broaden graduated from college at Southern University, he began a successful career as an architect...
Killing of Black Teenager, Quawan “Bobby” Charles, was ‘Emmett Till-like Lynching’ Says Local Residents
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
“Many say Charles’ body resembles 14-year-old Emmett Till who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after...
‘THE AMERICAN AUDIT’ exposes America as a 400-year old business and its toll on...
To pull together photographs, videos, and audio records he collected for this performance, Rose interviewed researchers and activists including Michael ‘Quess’ Moore, who co-founded...
Hundreds Honor Slain Civil Rights Activist Sadie Roberts Joseph
Hundreds honor Sadie Robert-Joseph, slain civil rights icon and museum founder who was remembered for living a life of purpose. Roberts-Joseph, the founder of...
