News for New Orleans - Verite News
网页4 天之前 · Damage from major storms and industry pollution go hand-in-hand for climate activists. In the hours before Hurricane Francine struck Louisiana earlier this month, Black environmental justice leaders said they thought about heavy industry’s role in climate change. by Drew Costley September 23, 2024.
New Orleans, DOJ ask court for joint exit from police consent …
网页18 小时之前 · The consent decree went into effect in 2013, following a two-year investigation by the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights division that found that the structurally flawed department engaged in unlawful behavior, including “excessive force, unconstitutional stops, searches, and seizures, and discriminatory policing.”. Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who first invited the DOJ to investigate the ...
Welcome to Verite - Verite News
网页2022年7月27日 · Verite is a diverse, Black-led nonprofit news organization that launches today to serve communities in the Greater New Orleans area and beyond. Our mission is to confront the structural issues that are tearing apart the social fabric of our society, revealing and documenting the causes and impacts and engaging the community in seeking solutions.
Free counseling offered for New Orleans culture bearers - Verite …
网页1 天前 · Credit: Arielle Robinson/Verite News. A new program run by Loyola University’s Center for Counseling and Education (LCCE) is offering free mental health counseling to culture bearers in greater New Orleans. The program, which began earlier this month, is available to a wide array of people who help create, maintain and preserve the region’s ...
About Us - Verite News
网页Verite is a nonprofit newsroom that operates as a division of Deep South Today, an incorporated nonprofit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN #47-2158741. VeriteNews.org is supported by grants from foundations, by contributions from donors and sponsors and by advertising.
Black Love Fest to honor legacy of civil rights icon Jerome Smith
网页14 小时之前 · The fifth edition of Black Love Fest is slated to take place on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Hunter’s Field and will honor the legacy of New Orleans civil rights stalwart Jerome “Big Duck” Smith. The event is being organized by The Black School, a nonprofit that teaches residents to use art and activism to create change in their communities.
Housing in New Orleans: Verite News Coverage
网页2024年6月27日 · To get Verite News alerts, text “NEWS” to (504) 410-7411 or enter your number below. Text STOP to quit, standard message rates apply. The project highlights a critical problem for those returning from jail or prison: a lack of stable housing. My apartment fell apart. For New Orleans renters, that’s a common occurrence.
Verite: Truth. Facts. Fairness. - Verite News
网页2022年7月25日 · 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 ...
Press release: Verite launches - Verite News
网页NEW ORLEANS, LA. – July 27, 2022 – Verite, a first-of-it-kind news organization in the New Orleans area, today announced the launch of its newsroom, which is set to go live in the fall. The newsroom’s in-depth, data-based reporting will focus on solution-based coverage on crucial topics such as education, housing, health care, criminal ...
Justice - Verite News
网页2024年8月12日 · To get Verite News alerts, text “NEWS” to (504) 410-7411 or enter your number below. Extra context from our reporters. Our favorite articles each week. Breaking news. Text STOP to quit, standard message rates apply.