Sybil Haydel Morial, New Orleans educator and civil rights activist, dead at 91
The widow of New Orleans' first Black mayor died this month and will be remembered with a celebration of life at Xavier University of Louisiana.
The widow of New Orleans' first Black mayor died this month and will be remembered with a celebration of life at Xavier University of Louisiana.
In a newly discovered 1974 interview, a New Orleans activist calls the Jesuit priest an unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement.
The veteran priest, the first of African or Filipino descent in the Diocese of Lexington, passed away unexpectedly while in Delaware on sabbatical.
Adoration infused with Black Catholic spirituality punctuated the three-week session of graduate studies at Xavier University of Louisiana.
The event was hosted by the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), announced two years ago and currently seeking accreditation.
The 96-page document covers several centuries and various episcopates in the diocese, which predates the United States.
The Nigerian seminarian will be ordained on Saturday morning at Corpus Christi Epiphany Catholic Church in New Orleans.
The gift from the retired NBA star was inspired by two Maryite alums and their historic mathematics proof that first made headlines last year.
The Black Louisiana native has faced global criticism for her U.N. votes. Student backlash this week has pulled the plug on a graduation address.
Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine is still years from accepting students, but stakeholders gathered for a signing ceremony this week in New Orleans.
XULA Gold Rush cheer is national champs for the second time in three years and Seth Alexander, a senior from Arnaudville, has gone back-to-back.
The unanimous state legislation has been ruled unconstitutional in a split decision hinging on the due process clause of the Louisiana Constitution.
The former diocesan official is returning to D.C. to help lead the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee on African-American Affairs.
The work honors the 47-year presidential tenure of Francis at XULA, the nation's Catholic HBCU. He retired in 2015 and spoke at the historic event.
Head of the Chase Family since 2019, the seasoned businessman and educator died on Wednesday, according to his family's foundation.
Jeremy E. Lindsey, 21, was booked for vehicular homicide and hit-and-run driving Tuesday morning after allegedly striking Kerry "Fatman" Hunter.