Year one results point to rapid improvement for families under Prime Time leadership Children attending Head Start Centers in Ouachita Parish showed rapid improvement in math, language, and social skills, according to a new report. PRIME TIME, Inc. (PTI),…
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Louisiana receives federal grant to improve student health
Departments of Education and Health partner with six school systems on five-year initiative Baton Rouge, La. — Louisiana has been selected to receive a federal grant to improve student health and academic achievement through nutrition, physical activity and the management…
A Father’s Day story: History has been made in the Hunter family
Paul Lamar Hunter was born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1970, the 19th of 21 natural children born to James and Louise Hunter. His childhood experiences included poverty, neglect, and tragedy. After the deaths of Log in to read the…
The secret of their success? Finding a unique niche, Antique Barber Chairs
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Not many were on board when Jon McDaniel decided to honor his late father-in-law by…. having his 1950s barber chair restored. Who does that? was the common refrain.And, then, they saw the finished product.…
Number of Louisiana students graduating from High School reaches all-time high
High School graduation rate has increased by 5.8 percentage points since 2012 Baton Rouge, La. — More Louisiana students than ever before graduated from high school in four years, according to results released today by the state’s Department of…
Can Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. really change the face of NASCAR?
By Ronda Racha Penrice, Urban News Service HAMPTON, Ga. — Tiger Woods changed the face of golf. Venus and Serena Williams TRANSFORMED tennis. And now Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. MAY DO THE SAME FOR NASCAR. The 24-year-old race car driver’s Cup…
African-American employees play a major role in freeing detained immigrants—and saves lives, too
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Orlando—T-Ann Johnson saved a client’s life. That’s when she knew the job was more than just a job. It was a calling. Saving lives was not in the job description. But, as Director of…