News for New Orleans - Verite News
5 days ago · Verite News’ mission is to empower New Orleans by providing free access to news, especially amplifying marginalized voices. As a Black-led nonprofit newsroom, your generous donation is vital in ensuring equitable truth, facts, and fairness for everyone in our community. Donate Now. Verite News is the the proud recipient of support from:
Historical marker unveiled to honor trailblazer Dorothy Mae Taylor
1 day ago · Taylor helped desegregate Mardi Gras krewes and was the first Black woman elected to the state legislature. Family members of Dorothy Mae Taylor gather around a historical marker celebrating the trailblazing politician's life at Mount Zion United Methodist Church on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. Credit: Arielle Robinson / Verite News.
New Orleans voters cast ballots for president, local propositions ...
Nov 5, 2024 · New Orleans voters cast their ballots for president, weigh local propositions. Harris vs. Trump is at the top of the ballot, but decisions over affordable housing and workers rights were also on local voters’ minds. by Safura Syed November 5, 2024. Annie Dase, a first time poll worker, checks voters in at Engine House 4 in New Orleans East on ...
Government - Verite News
Oct 14, 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.
PJ Morton reflects on music career in new memoir - Verite News
4 days ago · For 5-time Grammy-award winner PJ Morton, the road to music success was not easy in a ruthless music industry. Add his Christian upbringing, and you have the journey of a church musician, soul singer and now author. In his new book, “Saturday Night, Sunday Morning: Staying True to Myself from the Pews to the Stage,” the son of New Orleans ...
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 ...
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.
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.