Kathe Hambrick News Today

The Amistad Research Center (ARC) is pleased to announce two engaging events in celebration of Black History Month.On Saturday, February 24

The federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 15. Government buildings will be closed for the national holiday. Associated events in the New Orleans area are listed below.

This is the fourth story in The Guardians, a 6-part series highlighting those dedicated to saving and passing down New Orleans unique heritage.

The Amistad Research Center (ARC) proudly announces the appointment of Kathe Hambrick as its new Executive Director.

The River Road African American Museum announced a donation of more than $73,000 from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Today on Louisiana Considered, in celebration of Thanksgiving we hear an encore of one of our favorite food-focused conversations. Plus, we hear more about Louisiana’s underground railroad history and get a sneak peek of an upcoming show from The NOLA Project.

LSU Libraries presented the 2022 Y’ALL Award to the River Road African American Museum in Donaldsonville.

A former Episcopal church in Donaldsonville, built in 1873 on land donated by a slave owner and Louisiana governor, is now home to a new, permanent exhibit that pays tribute to enslaved people who worked Louisiana’s sugarcane fields.

DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — A former Episcopal church in Donaldsonville, built in 1873...

"GU272 and Ascension Parish: The Jesuit and Episcopal Connection to Slavery" is a project of the River Road African American Museum.