2024 Anniversary Week

2024 Anniversary Gala Sponsorship Opportunities
Fri, Sep 27
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Sep 27, 2024, 11:57 AM – Nov 15, 2024, 7:00 AM
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2024 Gala Honoring the 64th Anniversary of NOLA Public School Desegregation
Fri, Nov 15
Tate, Etienne, & Prevost Center
Nov 15, 2024, 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM CST
Tate, Etienne, & Prevost Center, 5909 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA
Nov 15, 2024, 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM CST
Tate, Etienne, & Prevost Center, 5909 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA
A Celebration in honor of the 64th Anniversary of New Orleans Public School Desegregation.
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Programs

Ringing the Bell

Ringing the Bell is a professional development presentation for teachers that presents the need for teachers to include Civil Rights lessons into core curriculum standards. The program is designed to address the following learning objectives:

To DEMONSTRATE the value of Civil Rights/African-American history lessons to students
To IDENTIFY strategies to incorporate Civil Rights’ and African American history lessons across all subject areas
To UNDERSTAND Leona Tate’s role as a Civil Rights’ Pioneer
To IDENTIFY the stories housed at the Lower 9th Ward Living Museum
To UNDERSTAND the People’s Institute of Survival and Beyond role in addressing structural racism.

To learn more about this program email programs@tepcenter.org

An historic cast-iron school bell, approximately 25 inches in diameter, mounted on a sturdy wooden frame and placed outdoors. The bell is in shadow, and behind it are green hedges, leafy green trees, and a clear blue sky.

TEP Talks

The TEP Talk Series is a monthly forum highlighting untold stories of the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans and connecting them to present social justice issues.

Topics include:

Reproductive Justice
Black History is American History
Gender Equity
Healthcare Equity
Housing Equity
LGBTQ+ Rights and Equality
The Family
Disaster Justice
Children’s Topics
Food Equity
Education Equity
Human Rights

TEP Talks are made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation Humanities in Place Program.

Leona Tate, wearing beige pants and a brown and gold patterned top, walks down the entry stairs outside the TEP Center on a sunny day.

TEP Tours

The TEP Center is open Monday through Friday 10 am - 3 pm. Last tour begins at 2 pm. Groups of 10 or more please email tours@tepcenter.org

Street view of the newly remodeled TEP Center, a wide, three-story former public school building in beige brick, against a clear blue sky, with two large trees in front of it.