Wednesday, July 2, 2014 marks the 50th Anniversary signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which - simply put - is the grandfather of voting rights, women's rights, GLBT rights, and immigration reform. The CRA outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities and women, and ended unequal application of voter registration requirements as well as racial segregation in schools and in accommodations.
A newly minted Louisiana non-profit, Liberty '64, headed by Dionne Butler, has created a series of event to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the July 2, 1964 signing of the Civil Rights Act that will take place over a nine-day period. "As an African-American and native New Orleanian, my family lived the civil rights movement," Butler said. "When you grow up in a segregated society and watch downtrodden people come together for the remarkable accomplishment of passing such an important piece of legislation, you always remember it and want to celebrate it for the next generation," Butler said. The Liberty '64 event series includes:
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What: 200 area youth depart on a Civil Rights tour sponsored by the National Basketball Retired Players Association, Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell, former Council President Arnie Fielkow, Stand for Children, NBC Bank, Jones Walker and Liberty 64
When: Wednesday, June 25, 6 a.m., City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street Contact: Brittany Ray, 785-760-4708 | or Councilwoman Cantrell, 504 658-1020 Why: As part of the city's series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, local leaders will educate students on why this important legislation is still relevant today by visiting the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama What:
Announcement of New Orleans events celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act by President Lyndon Johnson When: FRIDAY, June 20, 10 a.m. Where: 4318 Magazine Street, which still has a 1950s-era lunch counter/signage used when the store was a Woolworth’s and featured in the movie The Butler Who: Members of Liberty '64, a non-profit organization formed to create a series of events to celebrate the 50th Anniversary signing of the Civil Rights Act We represent a large segment of the business, education and civic communities of Louisana and we are today calling on Governor Jindal to act in the best interests of the children of the state and move forward with implementation of all aspects of Common Core. We are parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles; we are educators and employers and engaged citizens; and we are voters and taxpayers who represent broad citizen support for the Common Core standards and appropriate tests for the betterment of both our children and our state.
Collectively we were shocked by the governor’s recent statements that despite the very strong affirmation of Common Core by both the Legislature and The Board of Elementary & Secondary Education coupled with widespread citizen support, he is now singlehandedly “committed to getting us out of…Common Core.” We believe this action would constitute executive overreach that violates every aspect of the spirit of the democratic process. It would suggest that the state should be governed not by the bodies that constitutionally enact education laws and policies, but by the unilateral use of the executive pen. Certainly, every governor has been invested with some degree of executive authority, but it should only be used as state law clearly states, “to see that the laws are faithfully executed.” It was not created to make end runs to void the policies of established constitutional bodies. In the face of any executive overreach with a pen, we ask BESE to stay firm and continue to implement Common Core standards and related tests. Louisiana Connections Academy, the state’s first virtual school, will hold its graduation ceremony for its third graduating senior class on May 30, 2014 at the Independence Park Theater in Baton Rouge, LA at 1:00pm.
93 seniors from all across the state of Louisiana will be graduating from Louisiana Connections Academy’s Class of 2014. Louisiana Connections Academy, the state’s first free virtual K-12 charter school, is still accepting applications for enrollment for the 2014-15 school year and will be conducting online information sessions for prospective parents and students throughout the next months. Parents can visit www.LouisianaConnectionsAcademy.com for more information. Max Daigh, manager of School Performance for the Louisiana Department of Education, will be the ceremony’s guest speaker. Awards and presentations of scholarships will also be handed out. Benjamin Franklin High School held its 2013 – 2014 commencement ceremony, Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena. Franklin awarded diplomas to 178 students. Mr. Nolan Marshall, Jr., President of the Orleans Parish School Board, was the commencement speaker.
During the ceremony the Franklin Alumni Association presented the Key Award to Addison Howenstine. The Key Award is given to the senior who best exemplifies the spirit and broad-based excellence of Mr. Benjamin Franklin. The Valedictorian was Jessica Garda who will be attending Duke University and the Salutatorian was Luke Tang who will be attending Harvard College. Warren Easton Charter High School student Markesha Favis was recently named the recipient of the 2014 Greater New Orleans Hotel Lodging Foundation Association Scholarship Award. Markehsa was presented an $8,000 scholarship on May 7th by Mavis Early, Executive Director of GNOHLA, and Tod Chambers, General Manager of the The Roosevelt Hotel. Markesha will continue her post-secondary education at the University of New Orleans, majoring in Hospitality (Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Administration). |
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