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Dr. Camacia Smith-Ross Named Chief of Staff at Southern University
NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Camacia Smith-Ross has been appointed chief of staff at Southern University at New Orleans. Smith-Ross pivoted…
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For two families, a Southern education meant everything. Then came tragedy.
Josephine and Denver Smith took different approaches to protests at Southern University in the fall of 1972. Josephine skipped…
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Bed Bath & Beyond closes 11 stores in California
Bed Bath & Beyond, the struggling home-goods retailer on the brink of bankruptcy, identified 11 stores set to close in…
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards Signs Formal Apology to Families of Unjustly Killed Southern University Students
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a formal letter of apology to the families of Southern University students Denver Smith…
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Southern California ports shutdown highlights contract talks
Southern California dockworkers returned to the job Friday night, ending an approximately 24-hour shutdown at the Los Angeles and Long…
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Louisiana governor apologizes for 1972 deaths of 2 students
Louisiana’s governor has issued an official apology for the deaths of two students who were shot by a law enforcement…
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Kaiser’s Top Southern California Exec to Retire in July
This story has been updated from the original. Kaiser Permanente’s top Southern California executive, Julie Miller-Phipps, who guided the health…
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Southern University board overturns 50-year campus ban on student protestors
Fifty years after two students were killed during a protest over campus conditions, the Southern University Board of Supervisors has…
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Civil rights groups urge US Department of Education to investigate children’s rights violations at Louisiana’s Angola prison
The Southern Poverty Law Center and other civil rights groups today urged the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to investigate…
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California weather: Rain is hurting restaurants, carwashes, more
Southern California’s seemingly endless parade of storms has been disastrous for some businesses: most infamously, Royal Paper Box Co. in…
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