To explore the relevance of the proverb, we have to consider the many distinct villages that make up the Black diaspora and the ways Black family and community cohere differently today than in the recent and distant past
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Black History Month
At a time when Lafayette needs to be rallying together to support our libraries, the library board’s attempt to be apolitical has created a political nightmare.
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The president of the Lafayette NAACP chapter says racism is still reality. Pretending it doesn’t exist won’t fix it.
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Historically people have tried to weaken the image of black men and women. Phebe Hayes wants to fix that.
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The former councilman reflects on racism during the school integration era.
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'No, you see color' — Marcelle Fontenot
The veteran newswoman reflects on her experience as a black woman in Acadiana. Part of the Voices of Race in Portrait exhibition showing this month at AcA.
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