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#Essencefest 2015: Truth, Shenanigans and More

Let’s Stay Connected!   Another Essence Fest is in the books.  You’ve probably already heard or seen a lot about the Fest, but here’s some of my recap notes that may peak your interest. I hope you...

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Chat & Chew with Ledisi at Ashe Cultural Arts Center

Ledisi spoke to a packed Ashe Cultural Center on July 8th for the second Chat & Chew with Safe Haven Management. The evening began with a one-on-one conversation between Ledisi and her manager,...

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Event: BrassyBrown.com & IWES host Crooked Room Talk

Join us for the final Crooked Room Conversation. How do you navigate racism as a woman of color? RSVP cwwallace@iwesnola.org     The post Event: BrassyBrown.com & IWES host Crooked Room Talk...

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Ursula Rucker Talks Poetry, Katrina & More with BrassyBrown.com

Poet Ursula Rucker and I recently talked motherhood, Hurricane Katrina and self-care. She’ll be performing in New Orleans on August 22nd at the Ellis Marsalis Center in the 9th Ward. Listen to my...

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Katrina 10th Anniversary Events Addressing Communities of Color

This is the time some people in New Orleans are dreading: Katrina Overload. I can’t keep count of all the 10th anniversary articles being written about New Orleans. Honestly, I feel a little drained by...

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Katrina 10 Reflections from New Orleans Black Women

I asked  Black women in New Orleans  to share how  they feel about the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Here’s what some local women said: “Katrina, for me, is always connected with loss and...

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Audio: She’s Got Her Own Panel Xavier U

It was my pleasure to take part in a panel discussion on Black women creating spaces online and in print in New Orleans. Kysha Brown Robinson, Desiree Evans, Rachel Grham and I talk what inspires us to...

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Megan Braden-Perry on motherhood in New Orleans

Follow Megan Braden-Perry  on social media and she’ll take you on a ride through her motherhood journey. Is it a perfect  journey? No. (Is it ever?) Is it vulnerable? Yes.  Is it funny? Hell, yes!...

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RECAP: Living Beyond Your Vision Tour

By Kelly Parker-Dorsey   Renee Jefferson- Smith is a  certified life coach and entrepreneur. Her first stop of her Living Beyond Your Vision Tour was in New Orleans at the ALOFT hotel in Central...

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Win (2) Tickets to “Looking at a Broad”

BrassyBrown.com is giving away (2) tickets to (1) person to attend Looking at a Broad in #New Orleans. Want to see this amazing production? Tell us in the comment box below or on the  BrassyBrown.com...

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Exclusive Audio: New Orleans, Essence Fest and the Future

When Essence announced it would be expanding Essence Festival  to South Africa, I received a lot of phone calls and emails. “Is Essence leaving New Orleans?” “This must be the end, huh?” “Is South...

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Education Problem Solver: Meet Kristyna Jones

Kristyna Jones grew up in family full of urban educators and was fortunate to be raised in a home where education was seen as an adventure, a source of self-discovery, and means to success. One of the...

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Recap: Black Arts Movement at Dillard University

  In a 1968 essay, “The Black Arts Movement,” Larry Neal proclaimed Black Arts the “aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black Power concept.” Often the Black Arts Movements is said to have left out...

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Black Women to Watch at the New Orleans Film Fest

It’s often difficult for people of color to break through in the film industry. Minorities make up more than 36 percent of the U.S. population but represented only 10 percent of lead characters in...

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Book Review: ‘There’s an Alligator in Audubon Park!’

One of the facts about young minds is children like scary stories that produce pleasurable anxiety. In Gina Minor Allen’s book the alligator fills the role of dread in the plot. Little do we know as we...

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Eat like a local at the 2018 #EssenceFest

We know, you’re already thinking about what you’re going to eat during #EssenceFest. Yes, there will be black-owned vendors at the Convention Center and Superdome, but since you’re in New Orleans,...

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6 New Things About NOLA Since the Last Essence Fest

We have the first Black woman mayor of New Orleans. LaToya Cantrell made history by becaming the first woman to lead New Orleans as mayor. She smashed the glass ceiling in New Orleans’ Tricentennial...

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By New Orleans, For New Orleans: Don’t Miss Local Artists at #Essence Fest

Sure there are big name performers coming to Essence Fest, but at BrassyBrown.com we always shoutout the locals too. New Orleans can throw a party by herself and the talent produced in New Orleans...

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Celebrating the Legacy of the Louisiana Weekly

The Louisiana Weekly made history at the Press Club of New Orleans on Saturday, July 21, 2018. It  is the first black news organization to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award  since the Press Club’s...

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Nia Davis’ New Orleans Black List

Note: You’ve probably seen the  New Orleans black-owned restaurants list on social media during Essence Fest. Here’s an interview with the woman behind the list by our special contributor, Kelly...

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