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Harness your inner power to succeed, Jones tells students

Logan Pugh • April 13, 2018

J. Quenton Cooper/Courtbouillon Valiesha Butterfield Jones NEW ORLEANS (April 13, 2018) – The head of the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network, or WEEN, encouraged students to...

CNN commentator encourages crowd to agitate, advocate

Jessica Lodge • November 20, 2017

Jessica Lodge/ Courtbouillon CNN commentator Angela Rye, left, talks with Dillard student Lydia Paige Moffett at the dinner before Rye's Brain Food lecture on Nov. 16 in Georges Auditorium. NEW...

Dillard Slice of life

November 10, 2017

Robert Warren/Courtbouillon The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company performs for an Oct. 10 Brain Food event in Cook Theatre.

Black girls ‘born guilty’ in Western culture, speaker says

February 10, 2017

Dr. Lakisha M. Simmons, assistant professor of history and women’s studies at the University of Michigan, signs a book for Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, a DU English professor, after Simmons'...

Catholic activist calls for revolution, not resolutions

Rolanda Joubert/ • January 20, 2017

The Rev. Michael Pfleger, a Roman Catholic priest and social activist, called for a revolution instead of “a bunch of resolutions” Wednesday night in Lawless Chapel. The Brain Food lecturer,...

Roland Martin: White blacklash follows black success

Destinee Ross • November 22, 2016

NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 22, 2016) – Nationally syndicated commentator Roland S. Martin said the surprising upset by Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election occurred because...

NOLA’s own speaks at Brain Food lecture series

Rolanda Joubert/Managing-Online Editor • November 10, 2016

Reality personality and New York Times best-selling author Toya Wright speaks to a crowd in Georges Auditorium on Oct. 21 about being a successful businesswoman in a male-dominated field. Wright appeared...

Emdin: Know your student

November 10, 2016

NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 10, 2016) – Teachers must understand the culture and the generational traits of their students to be effective, an associate professor at Columbia and best-selling author said here...

Conservative commentator Lowry calls Clinton ‘toxic’

Rolanda Joubert/Online Editor • October 6, 2016

Rich Lowry, New York Times best-selling author, autographs his book for Dr. Gary Clark, associate professor of political science, after the Brain Food lecture Sept. 20 in Georges Auditorium. Photo by...