Civil Rights Movement

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day recognizing the life and legacy of the world-renowned civil rights leader. Organizations around New Orleans are celebrating the occasion with free museum admission, family-friendly events, parades and more.

The attorney of the woman trying to open the museum told Verite News that they will appeal the council’s decision in court.

The ceremony was one part of a two-day stretch of events marking Morial’s life. On Sunday, the community was invited to a public visitation. Monday’s ceremony was followed up with a traditional second line and private family mass and burial.

Condolences from New Orleans political and civic leaders poured in on Wednesday following the death of a former First Lady of New Orleans, Sybil Haydel Morial.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming festival honoring jazz legend Louis Armstrong’s life and legacy. Plus, we learn what’s on deck for this year’s White Linen Night, and hear how Mississippi is remembering Emmett Till on what would have been his 82nd birthday.

A national monument for Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley has put a spotlight on the work Mississippi historians have been doing to keep the story alive.

President Joe Biden is expected to officially recognize two locations in Mississippi to honor Till’s life and death on what would have been his 82nd birthday.

The interactive exhibit “Emmett and Mamie Till Mobley: Let the World See” is in the middle of the first of two stops in the Gulf South region.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke visited the Seventh Ward Monday for a dedication ceremony for the late civil rights attorney A.P Tureaud. It’s part of a new…

School is out for most New Orleans kids, but many of them are still learning at summer camps. Some of them are taking on big topics, like the history of…