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Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Baton Rouge, Louisiana arts icon
Louisiana Arts Icon Sadie Roberts-Joseph Found Dead

The arts community in Louisiana's capital city was mourning after it was reported that Baton Rouge arts icon Sadie Roberts-Joseph…
by Megan Sims
07.15.19
To the next chapter of our lives!
High School Senior Gets 139 College Acceptance Letters

After being accepted to 139 colleges and receiving $8.7 million in scholarships and grants, Normandie Cormier has decided to attend…
by NewsOne Staff
06.01.19
Reverend Al Sharpton (2nd-R) speaks with
Jena 6 Defendant Theo Shaw Becomes A Lawyer

Theo Shaw, one of the Jena 6 defendants, is now a lawyer.
by NewsOne Staff
05.04.19
Notre Dame and Louisiana church fires
Fundraising For Burned Black Louisiana Churches Languishes

Fundraising efforts to benefit the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the three Black churches in Louisiana that were all…
by NewsOne Staff
04.16.19
Portriat of a senior black graduate
83-Year-Old Earns Ph.D. From Louisiana State University

An 83-year-old man received his doctorate degree from Louisiana State University on Friday.
by NewsOne Staff
12.16.18
Sherell Lewis
White Teen Says He Killed 'Some N***er'

Sherell L. Lewis Jr. was killed on his 31st birthday.
by NewsOne Staff
06.01.18
An empty, brown-paneled courtroom with flags
Pregnant Black Woman In Police Brutality Case Wins

She did the impossible -- won without video footage.
by NewsOne Staff
05.08.18
Baton Rouge Tense As DOJ Prepares To Announce Findings In Alton Sterling Case
Cop Who Killed Alton Sterling Charged With Battery

Another charge and this cop has not spent one day behind bars.
by NewsOne Staff
05.01.18
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