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Poet featured speaker for final Brain Food

John Lawson II • November 1, 2019

Cheryl Daniel/Courtbouillon Poet Jericho Brown shares his work Sept. 25 in Georges Auditorium. NEW ORLEANS (October 31, 2019) – Award-winning author and poet Jericho Brown (Class of 1995) charged...

PODUS revived with new duties

Kennedy Williams • November 1, 2019

NEW ORLEANS (October 31, 2019) – Dr. Walter Kimbrough, university president, has revamped his PODUS group despite the demise of his Brain Food lecture series, selecting 32 freshmen for the 2019-20...

Being authentic key to good storytelling, Page advises

Christina Woodard • March 29, 2019

Austin Aubert/Courtbouillon Lisa Frazier Page, Class of 1984, takes questions from the audience during Brain Food. NEW ORLEANS (March 29, 2019) – DU alumna and best-selling author Lisa Frazier...

Will Brain Food end with alumni?

Taj Odem • February 15, 2019

NEW ORLEANS (February 15, 2019) – After five years of bringing a variety of speakers to campus from celebrities to activists to journalists, Dillard President Walter Kimbrough said he is re-evaluating...

Hostility greets liberal-turned-conservative Owens

November 2, 2018

NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 2, 2018) – Conservative commentator Candace Owens met with a hostile reaction Oct. 8 when she tried to explain about her “coming out conservative” during a Brain Food...

Lena Waithe: Figure out what you’d do for free

Glenn Rebert II • November 2, 2018

Glenn Rebert II/Courtbouillon Emmy Award-winning writer/producer/actress Lena Waithe discusses how her successful career trajectory and offers advise at the fourth Brain Food lecture in Georges Auditorium...

Journalist Howard Bryant emphasizes education over sports

Christina Woodard • September 28, 2018

NEW ORLEANS (Sept 27, 2018) – Sports journalist and author Howard Bryant emphasized education over sports, but said black athletes have always been prominent and political figures in a Brain...

#MeToo activist Tarana Burke: ‘Someone cares’

India Walton • August 24, 2018

India Walton/Courtbouillon Activist and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke speaks to a member of the audience after her Brain Food speech Tuesday at Dillard University. NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 24, 2018) –...

Actress Keke Palmer at DU

April 13, 2018

J. Quenton Cooper/Courtbouillon Actress and singer/songwriter Keke Palmer laughs during her appearance as a featured Brain food speaker March 19 in Georges Auditorium while answering questions from the...

Be persistent, disciplined in everything, Palmer says

Jessica Lodge • April 13, 2018

J. Quenton Cooper/Courtbouillon Keke Palmer NEW ORLEANS (April 13, 2018) – Actress and singer/songwriter Keke Palmer advised students to be persistent and disciplined in everything they do and...

Women in entertainment offer advice

Christina Woodard • April 13, 2018

J. Quenton Cooper/Courtbouillon Remy Ma J. Quenton Cooper/Courtbouillon Mia X NEW ORLEANS (April 13, 2018) – Three entertainment professionals – rappers Mia X and Remy Ma and radio personality...

Aspiring sports journalists must be ‘all in,’ ESPN’s Jemele Hill tells students

Jamia Collins • April 13, 2018

J. Quenton Cooper/Courtbouillon Jemele Hill NEW ORLEANS (April 13, 2018) – Journalism is a career that you must be fully committed to, Jemele Hill told Dillard University students April 7. “Journalism,...