The Delta Sigma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. attended the 48th Alpha Phi Alpha Louisiana District Conference in Baton Rouge last weekend. At the conference, they presented a display and a presentation detailing the community service and national programs they performed throughout the spring and fall semesters of […]

So you went on a perilous adventure, killed the dragon, and saved the princess. Now you’re living happily ever after. Or are you? Being a knight in busted armor is hard work, and once you have your princess it only gets more difficult. You already fought to get to her, […]

President Barack Obama focused on education for a good bit of his State Of The Union Address on Tuesday night. But while he focused on the positives and how education should inspire, in Akron, Ohio, a woman was being jailed for doing what she thought was the right thing.Kelly Williams-Bolar […]

Louisiana Tech University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs sponsored its 9th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Ecumenical Observance on Monday. Adam Collins served as coordinator.The observance began with a march from Joe Aillet Stadium’s parking lot to the Ruston Civic Center. Dr. Frank G. Pogue, president of Grambling State University, was […]

WASHINGTON – Republicans in the House of Representatives fulfilled a campaign promise, casting a largely symbolic vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The measure was sure to die in the Democratic-controlled Senate and faced a certain veto if it should reach the president’s desk.Nevertheless, the Wednesday vote […]

The R-Squared Film Festival 2011 is underway, and a few talented filmmakers stand to win several great prizes for themselves and their schools! The competition is open to the following parishes: Ouachita, Lincoln, Richland, Union, Caldwell, Winn, Morehouse, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Tensas, East Carroll and West Carroll. Films will be […]

It all began with one simple tweet. Then Howard University senior Brandon Crump received a phone call from Sean “P. Diddy” Combs.”Yo @iamdiddy…me and my friends are staying in the Luxor for NY…can we get some bison love on your NYE party?” Crump tweeted at 3:50 p.m. Dec. 21. Less […]

The stage play, Silly Women presented by Break the Curse Ministries, Inc. will be performed on the campus of Alcorn State University on Jan. 21 at 6 p.m.Silly Women is directed, written and produced by Dr. Sherlynn Howard-Byrd, a 1990 GSU alum. The play debuted in Cape Giraudoux, Mo. in […]

Missing White women provide media outlets provocative pages, profit margins and promote clutched Kleenex camaraderie. It often takes unconventional methods and cultural criticism to spark national concern for missing people of color. A few years ago, the National Public Radio Association reported that of 800,000 missing children, more than 30 […]