News for New Orleans - Verite News
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Government - Verite News
Nov 5, 2024 — To get Verite News alerts, text “NEWS” to (504) 410-7411 or enter your number below. Text STOP to quit, standard message rates apply. Dante Gentile was arrested and released without care before his suicide. The suit claims the coroner then allowed his body to decay for months. Verite News delves into politics and government in New Orleans ...
Welcome to Verite - Verite News
Jul 27, 2022 — Verite is a diverse, Black-led nonprofit news organization that launches today to serve communities in the Greater New Orleans area and beyond. Our mission is to confront the structural issues that are tearing apart the social fabric of our society, revealing and documenting the causes and impacts and engaging the community in seeking solutions.
Verite: Truth. Facts. Fairness. - Verite News
Jul 25, 2022 — Funded, in part, by a $2 million grant from the Ford Foundation, the independent, non-partisan newsroom will be built on the pillars of TRUTH, FACTS and FAIRNESS. The Verite board includes National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial, Essence Magazine founder Ed Lewis, Liberty Bank President Alden MacDonald, author and Tulane professor ...
Judge puts pause on Ten Commandments classroom displays
1 day ago — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Gov. Jeff Landry have both signalled their support for the requirement. As he preparred to sign the controversial bill into law, Landry said: “I can’t wait to be sued.”. The law’s backers claim that the religious text played a key role in the founding of the United States, and thus forms part of American history.
About Us - Verite News
Verite is a nonprofit newsroom that operates as a division of Deep South Today, an incorporated nonprofit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN #47-2158741. VeriteNews.org is supported by grants from foundations, by contributions from donors and sponsors and by advertising.
Meet Our Team - Verite News
Arielle Robinson comes to Verite News from Atlanta, Georgia. She was recently part of ProPublica’s 2023-24 cohort of Emerging Reporter fellows and has freelanced for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Cobb County Courier. Robinson previously interned at CNN’s The Row, working alongside CNN editors and researchers to fact-check news.
Justice - Verite News
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Our Vision - Verite News
Sep 18, 2024 — With the failures and downsizing of local news media, vulnerable populations in New Orleans and much of the region, are facing existential threats that hold back our community and prevent us from reaching our full potential.
Drew Costley, Author at Verite News
Aug 19, 2024 — Drew Costley. Veteran journalist Drew Costley (they/them/theirs) first joined Verite News to cover a variety of topics with a focus on health, climate and environmental inequity. Before coming to Verite, they reported on climate and environmental justice, health inequities, science and the transgender community for The Associated Press.