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Sybil Morial, left, wearing a green jacket as she is embraced by one of her sons, Jacques, who's leaning into her with his arm around her as he wears a black jacket.
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Sybil Morial confronted hate and racism head-on

by Tammy C. Barney September 6, 2024September 6, 2024

“We were exposed to many things through the two African-American universities, Dillard and Xavier,” Sybil Morial told a National Public Radio (NPR) interviewer in 2016.

Posted inBack in the Day, Culture

Gertiana Williams brought N.O. libraries into the digital age

by Tammy C. Barney August 19, 2024
A photo of National Urban League president Marc Morial at the National Urban League Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 22, 2022.
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Q&A: Marc Morial talks poverty, race and the 2024 election ahead of National Urban League Conference

Avatar photo by John Gray July 19, 2024August 13, 2024
Mayor Ernest Morial with staff (from left, Tony Mumphrey, Reynard Rochon, Mayor Morial, Jim Chubbuck and Arnold Broussard).
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Reynard Rochon: A political mover and shaker

by Tammy C. Barney July 10, 2024August 13, 2024
Then-Mayor of New Orleans Marc Morial and then-editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine Susan L. Taylor unveil "Proud Mary" at the 1997 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.
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As Essence Festival marks its 30th anniversary, a look at its past, present and future

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson July 5, 2024August 13, 2024
Descendants project
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Louisiana sisters fight to protect their community’s health and enslaved ancestors’ history

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