It was Nov. 14, 1960 in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a 6-year-old girl, Leona Tate walked past a crowd being held back by police on...

The fight for equality has been going on for years, but the death of George Floyd seemed to be the tip of the iceberg. Now, all around...

One November morning in 1960, four first-grade girls broke ground when they set foot in their new schools. Flanked by U.S. Marshals and...

The Leona Tate Foundation for Change, Inc. (LTFC) and its partner Alembic Community Development recently announced the purchase of the...

From left to right Leona Tate, Gail Etienne and Tessie Prevost climb the stairs of the former McDonogh 19 School, the same steps they...

The cafeteria at McDonogh 19 school on St. Claude in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward is receiving $500,000 from the National Park Service....

I'm a 65 year old grandmother, great grandmother and one of the first four to desegregate public schools here in New Orleans in 1960....

Leona Tate was only six years old when she became a civil rights activist and leader. On November 14, 1960, Ms. Tate, alongside Gail...

Back in 2017, when New Orleans was a flashpoint for the controversial removal of Confederate monuments, I remember walking by a school...

Leona Tate is still alive. Gail Etienne is still alive. Tessie Prevost is still alive. The three little girls who walked past jeering,...

Tate plans to open an educational center in the New Orleans school she attended as one of only three black students in 1960. Clutching a...