News for New Orleans - Verite News
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Genealogist IDs remains at Formosa site as enslaved people
1 day ago · Activist genealogist IDs remains at former St. James plantation as enslaved people. Formosa Plastics insists it will respect, protect site where it’s proposed a $9 billion complex. This map highlights the location of the former Buena Vista plantation in St. James Parish, with a red star placed where the remains of enslaved people have been found.
City council denies permit for museum at civil rights icon's home ...
17 hours ago · The New Orleans City Council voted to deny a conditional use permit to a woman who wanted to turn the childhood home of civil rights icon Oretha Castle Haley into a museum at a contentious discussion on Thursday (Oct. 24).. Emotions ran high in the chamber while the council considered whether to grant the permit to Candice Henderson, as community …
Civil rights groups spar with state over Ten Commandments law
3 days ago · Civil rights attorneys attempting to stop a new state law requiring Louisiana school officials to display a copy of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom — including K-12 schools and colleges and universities that take state funds — began presenting their case in federal court on Monday (Oct. 21), asking a judge to issue a preliminary injunction to block the …
In the 7th Ward, taking down fences and dismantling family history
3 days ago · My 7th Ward home remains a place of memories and shelter. Recently, however, I came home and looked into the backyard to find that my new neighbors had torn down the fences that my family built. In two different places at two different times, new homebuyers made these decisions without notifying me.
Government - Verite News
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Justice - Verite News
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Verite: Truth. Facts. Fairness. - Verite News
Jul 25, 2022 · Facts. Fairness. Verite, a non-profit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism that seeks to uplift the community as a whole and foster a new generation of diverse journalists, will launch its New Orleans newsroom this fall. Our metropolitan area, with its unique culture and natural resources, has been left behind ...
Our Vision - Verite News
Sep 18, 2024 · With the failures and downsizing of local news media, vulnerable populations in New Orleans and much of the region, are facing existential threats that hold back our community and prevent us from reaching our full potential.
Press release: Verite launches - Verite News
Jul 27, 2022 · Press release: Verite launches. by Verite News July 27, 2022May 24, 2024. Verite Director of People and Culture Dylan Penny, left, Editor-in-Chief Terry Baquet and Managing Editor Tim Morris check out the news before the nonprofit news website launches. Verite to Launch Non-Profit Newsroom to Prioritize Service Journalism and Representative ...