April 19, 2024

Hammond parade gives thanks to veterans

NABJ Black News & Views

Posted November 12, 2021

It was a picture-perfect autumn day, as hundreds of people lined up to watch the recent Veterans Appreciation Day Parade in the Hessville section of Hammond.

Share This article on

You Might Like

Bill Russell grins at the announcement that he was named coach of the Boston Celtics on April 18, 1966. The late Russell, then 32, a former University of San Francisco basketball star, became the first Black head coach in National Basketball Association history. Photo credit: The Associated Press

SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Bill Russell logs an NBA milestone with Celtics promotion

Tanzania is one of the countries in Africa where Swahili is commonly spoken. Here, Muslim girls, dressed for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, walk hand in hand through the narrow alleys of Stone Town, Zanzibar, in Tanzania, on Nov. 4, 2005. Photo credit: Karel Prinsloo, The Associated Press

Swahili poised to become the universal language of Africa

Florida teen suffers fatal medical emergency, saves dad’s life with kidney

OTHER NEWS

Florida teen suffers fatal medical emergency, saves dad’s life with kidney

Victims of gun violence in Philadelphia find support

Late artist Faith Ringgold talks about her artwork in front of her painting, "Die (1967)" during a press preview of her exhibition, "American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold's Paintings of the 1960s" at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., on June 19, 2013. Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, died Friday, April 12, 2024, at her home in Englewood, New Jersey. She was 93. Photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin, The Associated Press

Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93

Late attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. holds onto O.J. Simpson as a not guilty verdict is read in a Los Angeles courtroom on Oct. 3, 1995. Left is F. Lee Bailey and second from left is Robert Kardashian. Photo credit: Myung J. Chun, The Associated Press/pool

PERSPECTIVE: My conflicted view of O.J. Simpson

Follow

Navigation

By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: NABJ Black News & Views. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

Powered and Built By

Generated by Feedzy

Hammond parade gives thanks to veterans

Share This article on

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You Might Like

SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Bill Russell logs an NBA milestone with Celtics promotion

Swahili poised to become the universal language of Africa

Florida teen suffers fatal medical emergency, saves dad’s life with kidney

OTHER NEWS

Florida teen suffers fatal medical emergency, saves dad’s life with kidney

Victims of gun violence in Philadelphia find support

Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93

PERSPECTIVE: My conflicted view of O.J. Simpson

About

Follow

Submissions

Advertise

Contact

Navigation

Newsletter

All Rights reserved | NABJ News Developed and Powered By RJI Institute of Journalisim