Teen mom walks across stage with her baby, graduates with 3.0 GPA
It’s been a rough road for Donielle Myers, a teen mom in New Orleans, who walked across the stage at her High School graduation with her newborn baby in her arms. While many may frown upon the idea of...
View ArticleYoung girl from New Orleans plays Jada Pinkett Smith’s daughter in new ‘Girls...
At age six, most little girls are playing with barbie dolls or watching their favorite shows and movies on television. But, six year old, Aadyn Encalarde, doesn’t have time to watch those shows and...
View ArticleTeen jazz artist wants to be the ‘Beyonce of Jazz’, composed two original...
In every little girl’s heart, there’s always a dream which keeps her moving throughout the playbook of life. Ms. Kirsten Theodore, a young New Orleans native and up and coming jazz musician, shared her...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s sister spends 2 hours mentoring Excellence Academy students...
For peace to begin, each youth must be prepared to challenge themselves to take action in a personal way, was the encouragement given by President Barack Obama’s sister to youth from Monroe seeking...
View Article30 Black Men post up at New Orleans school to welcome kids on the first day
When school began on Monday, August 7, the students at Medard H. Nelson Charter School were met with a surprise. Thirty Black Businessmen lined the hallway of the main entrance to the school and...
View ArticleNew Orleans woman, given 5 years to live, helps kids with heart defects live...
Poetry In Motion Kare Bears will be hosting a basketball game in the month of August that will change the lives of the youth forever. Tosha Naquin, founder of Poetry In Motion Kare Bears Incorporated,...
View ArticleElementary school in Monroe, LA to offer African drum class through UMOJA...
Monroe native Marie Brown believes it’s time to hear the drum beat again! She feels we are no longer ‘tuned in with the Earth anymore’. She says, “everything everything has changed, music specifically...
View ArticleLouisiana High School Bands battle at Southern University (Photos & Video)
The top bands across South Louisiana met on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA for the 2017 Louisiana High School Battle of the Bands. As the bands roared popular tunes from today’s...
View Article11 yr old twins from Baton Rouge organize huge mission to help Houston flood...
When photos of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction over Houston, TX hit the news, Tony Ligon said his sons were mesmerized. “They wanted to help. They continued asking, what can we do to help those people,”...
View ArticleSon Of A Saint program is seeking mentors for young boys in New Orleans
One of the most dynamic boy building platforms in the Big Easy is the ‘Son Of A Saint’ mentoring program. Each year, Son of a Saint selects a group of boys ages 10-13 to join the existing kids in their...
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