Lakeia Brown

Aug 30, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Lakeia Brown

Lincoln Beach was initially created to uphold Jim Crow. ByLakeia BrownAn abandoned New Orleans beach originally created for Black beachgoers during segregation is being resurrected. This time, it is for everyone. Lincoln Beach, named after the “Emancipator” Abraham Lincoln, is a 15-acre site in New Orleans that opened in the late 1930s. It was created to uphold Jim Crow, keeping Black people from visiting the then white-only Pontchartrain Beach.

Nov 10, 2023 | abcnews.go.com | Madeleine Wood |Suzie Liu |Lakeia Brown

The move comes three years after MLB designated Negro Leagues as Major Leagues. ByMadeleine Wood, Suzie Liu, and Lakeia BrownNovember 10, 2023, 9:16 PMMajor League Baseball announced on Monday that a new committee of researchers and experts is working to evaluate the statistics of Negro Leagues players.

Apr 20, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Lakeia Brown

Apr 19, 2023 | abcnews.go.com | Lakeia Brown |Julia Jacobo |Dominick Proto

Apr 19, 2023 | abcnews.go.com | Lakeia Brown |Julia Jacobo |Dominick Proto

The population consisted mostly of the Charles Choctaw and United Houma tribes. The climate crisis is often touted as an emergency that needs action now to stave off negative impacts in the future. But for one native community in the U.S., the consequences of climate change are already here.