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Stacey Plaisance An historical marker stands outside of Dooky Chase's Restaurant on Orleans Avenue that honors significant locations in the Civil Rights movement in New Orleans, Monday, May 3, 2021. Dooky Chase's Restaurant was honored because it was a common meeting point for leaders of the Civil Rights movement during the era of segregation. The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail markers project will eventually include 15 locations. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) May 03, 2021 - 7:29 PM NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans restaurant Dooky Ch...

Markers honor locations vital to Louisiana civil rights STACEY PLAISANCE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 11 1of11FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 file photo, Leah Chase speaks during an interview at her family's restaurant, Dooky Chase's, in New Orleans. The restaurant, which served as a safe meeting space for civil rights activists to strategize, is the site of the first marker to go up on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail on Monday, May 3, 2021. Chase died in 2019 but her family still owns and operates the restaurant, whose walls are graced by an extensive collecti...

Markers honour locations vital to Louisiana civil rights by Stacey Plaisance, The Associated Press Posted May 3, 2021 3:06 pm EDT Last Updated May 3, 2021 at 3:14 pm EDT FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 file photo, Leah Chase speaks during an interview at her family's restaurant, Dooky Chase's, in New Orleans. The restaurant, which served as a safe meeting space for civil rights activists to strategize, is the site of the first marker to go up on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail on Monday, May 3, 2021. Chase died in 2019 but her family still owns and operates the restaurant, whose wall...

A Milwaukee pastor who lived up to his favorite phrase — "You don't throw people away" — will be remembered for launching a jobs initiative that helped hundreds find employment. Pastor Jerome Smith, 49, overcame childhood poverty and a suicide attempt as a young man, then devoted himself to helping others get back on their feet. He led the Joseph Project from his church on Milwaukee's north side since 2015. The faith-based program connects adults from central-city neighborhoods, especially those who are formerly incarcerated, with job opportunities in the region, and provides transpo...

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