TEP Center featured on CBS News
For Black History Month, CBS News did a feature on the TEP Center and the story of the “New Orleans Four”: Ms. Leona Tate, Ms.
The “Black Family Commemorations” was the most beautiful, and loving time together since this COVID pandemic began, a year ago. The purpose of the day was to honor the families of those who’d lost loved ones over the last several years due to many ills that plague the Black community such as, health issues, violence, drugs and more. It was also an opportunity to celebrate our very own existence and survival.
Fifty-three families throughout the St. Thomas Irish Channel area in New Orleans, were shown appreciation and love as we recognized and honored their family member’s transition to the world of the African ancestors.
Four of them received special recognition for their long, hard and tremendous contributions to this community. Those were former-President of the St. Thomas Resident Council Ms. Barbara Jackson, former public schools teacher and marching band director Mr. Elijah Brimmer, the second New Orleans Recreations Department Youth Athletics Director Maurice Haynes, and Sixth Baptist Church member Dorthea Brimmer-Lodge, lead organizer for feeding at least seventy-five homeless people twice a week during the pandemic.
There were an estimated two hundred people in attendance. The goal is to begin the “NOLA Black Family Conversations” on zoom and eventually in person to address the issues of systemic racism, Internalized Racial Oppression, and grassroots organizing.
Thank you to organizers La Kiesha Bell, Ronald Harness, the people of St. Thomas and the PISAB family for your love, support, participation. Your love and support helped make this a wonderful day and journey. Thank you to my sister, Nyja Horton.
The fundraising, groundwork and heart put into this event by the Hood Love Fellas and O.G.’s (Original Gentlemen) Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs is a demonstration of love in action and community.
Special thanks to Dr. Kimberly Richards, Ron Chisolm, Donna Johnson, Derek “Shack” Shackleford, Craig Steward, and Al Colon, Nana Anoa Nantambu, Culu Children African Dance Company and N’kafu Traditional African Dance and Drumming Company, Mariamma Curry, and Community Book Store.
Much Love and gratitude,
Bro. Robert “Kool Black” Horton
In honor of Mrs. Mary Horton-Tress
For Black History Month, CBS News did a feature on the TEP Center and the story of the “New Orleans Four”: Ms. Leona Tate, Ms.
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