A unique way to kick off the fall season is a celebration in the Tremé neighborhood. On Oct. 1, 2016, the second annual Tremé Fall Fest took place, it was free and open to the public. Tremé is one of America’s Oldest African American Neighborhood, and its oldest landmark is the St. Augustine Catholic Church.... Continue Reading →
It's May 1. Which means the Spring semester is pretty much over and it's time to study and take exams. Throughout this semester I was asked to brand myself into what I want the world to see of me digitally. Honestly at the beginning I didn't quite know what I wanted my brand to be.... Continue Reading →
On April 7-9 2017 in New Orleans was a very busy yet exciting weekend. Downtown New Orleans held the annual French Quarter Festival. At the Festival, you saw families and friends having a good time listening to music and trying new foods. There were crawfish bread samples, drink stations, and a kids area for arts... Continue Reading →
March 20, 2017 My class and I took a field trip to City Park New Orleans. We were asked to take photos that told a specific story that meant something to us individually. My story was to show how people came out and spent the day out in the sun having fun. I picked the... Continue Reading →
Terrence O. Joseph, Jr. is a New Orleans native who now lives in Houston and loves taking pictures. Currently, he is a third-year law student at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Even thought he enjoys the law he still has a passion for photography. Growing up, Joseph was exposed to photography through... Continue Reading →
For many families in New Orleans, the Christmas season only means one thing taking photos with the famous Seventh Ward Santa Claus. He has been Santa for the past 46 years. “There have been a number of children to sit on my lap, I stopped counting years ago,” Santa said with a giggle. When it’s... Continue Reading →
All it takes is one to seek their purpose and then capitalize on it. Ethan Ashley was born and raised in Compton, California, before moving to Washington D.C. to attend Howard University. While there he worked for Congresswoman Maxine Waters in the Justice Civil Rights Division, and Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban... Continue Reading →
Using Storify I was a little lost but once I watched the tutorial video I knew what I wanted to do. Storify is a free site where you can connect your stories to share on all other media networks. It's amazing how I can blog on there and then connect to my twitter account automatically.... Continue Reading →
Throughout this year’s celebration of Black History Month, Xavier University of Louisiana came up with a plan to do a series of keynote speakers. This year keynotes included Marc Lamont Hill, Shaun King, and Stevona Rogers. These events have brought out many students who have interests in figuring out how to be more impactful in... Continue Reading →
Like any other journalist, in order to do your best with a story you have to do your research, interview and take photos that captures the moment. The best way to approach a story is to think of something that is inspiring to you or something you think others should know about and then do... Continue Reading →
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