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Just one day after Baton Rouge gathered to celebrate the reopening of the Baton Rouge African American Museum, the downtown institution was burglarized and two boxes of artifacts collected by the late Sadie Roberts-Joseph were stolen, according to her son and museum curator Jason Roberts. Roberts said the burglary happened sometime after 5 p.m. Saturday,…
When people talk about the integration of New Orleans public schools in 1960, they often focus — rightly — on the four little girls who walked into history under the protection of federal marshals. They were six years old: Leona Tate, Ruby Bridges, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost. But behind those children were mothers who…
We’re living through one of those moments when the erosion of a freedom doesn’t quite hurt — at first. It’s quiet. Subtle. And that’s precisely why it matters so much. Just this week, ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely after the comedian made controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. That decision followed swift threats from…
The pursuit of justice often manifests in courtrooms and legal briefs, but sometimes, it takes a more artistic and deeply personal form. The Bayou Progressive recently had the distinct privilege of sitting down with Baton Rouge sculptor Becky Gottsegen, the visionary behind the powerful exhibition, “Exonerated: Portraits of the Wrongfully Convicted“. This compelling collection of…
