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Tag: Arts

The cover of Naomi DeBerry's book "My Daddy Needs a Gift."
Posted inHealth

New Orleans preteen writes children’s book inspired by father’s organ transplant

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson August 1, 2024August 13, 2024

When her father, former Times-Picayune columnist Jarvis DeBerry, went in for the transplant shortly afterward, the doctor’s office offered Naomi a coloring book to comfort and occupy her. But she said it wasn’t enough.

Part of the "Capitve State" exhibit at the Historic New Orleans Collection shows Louisiana's role in the rise of mass incarceration in the United States.
Posted inCulture, News

New exhibit connects chattel slavery to mass incarceration in Louisiana

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson July 23, 2024August 13, 2024
Posted inNews

Free Southern Theater brought culture to the civil rights movement

by Tammy C. Barney July 17, 2024
Posted inCulture

Lit Louisiana: Bernice McFadden takes readers on a personal journey

New Orleans author Fatima Shaik by Fatima Shaik July 16, 2024August 13, 2024
Campers at the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Jazz Camp play a tune on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
Posted inCulture

Local jazz camp helps preserve the musical legacy of New Orleans

Avatar photo by John Gray July 11, 2024April 22, 2025
A photo of Manuel "Fess" Manetta
Posted inBack in the Day, Culture

Manuel ‘Fess’ Manetta: Musician who mastered many instruments

by Tammy C. Barney July 5, 2024August 13, 2024
Big Freedia & The Soul Rebels
Posted inEnvironment

New Orleans musicians, environmental leaders team up to inspire climate action

Avatar photo by Safura Syed July 4, 2024August 13, 2024
Posted inCulture

Lit Louisiana: Telling the stories of civil rights movement leaders

New Orleans author Fatima Shaik by Fatima Shaik June 18, 2024
New Orleans musician Ty Valentino performs at the 2023 New Orleans Black Pride festival.
Posted inIrma Thomas

New Orleans Black Pride offers ‘necessary’ safe space for queer community

Drew Costley by Drew Costley June 5, 2024August 13, 2024
Posted inCulture, Government, News

City seeking to survey music industry professionals

Josie Abugov by Josie Abugov May 10, 2024August 13, 2024

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