On Tuesday May 7th, 2019, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and online marketplace eBay announced two economic development initiatives – the expansion of eBay’s Retail Revival and eBay@Home programs to Baton Rouge. eBay, headquartered in San Jose, CA, chose...

The city of Baton Rouge is one full of opportunities for growth, both for the community and the individual. One individual, Scottie Hunter, submitted a testimonial on how volunteering with the Capitol Area CASA Association changed his life....

What two books did you choose? 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and The Secret by Rhonda Byrne What significance do they have to you? Well “The Secret” is about the Law of Attraction, you know, speaking...

VICTORY is yours and if you ever forget God’s plan for you, play Erica Jones’ new single “Big-Victory” to remind yourself just how strong God is! On April 19, Good Friday, Jones released her single “Big-Victory” as a...

April 21st-27th is National Infertility Awareness Week. RESOLVE, the national infertility association establish National Infertility Awareness Week in 1989 to help spread awareness that anyone can have issues starting a family–regardless of gender, sex or race. Last year,...

Councilwoman Erika L. Green is hosting the annual IWE Literary Festival scheduled June 8, 2019 at Southern University A&M, beBATONROUGE is a proud partner of it. While we await the arrival of June 8th, there are smaller events...

The Urban Congress on African American Males, a strategic initiative of Baton Rouge nonprofit, MetroMorphosis, hosted its fourth annual General Convening, on Saturday April 13th at the McKinley Alumni Center. The theme of the convening, “The Village Renewed”,...

We have all heard that change is inevitable. For some people, the worst kind of change is going through a transitional period such as moving a parent into a nursing home, being forced to leave your childhood home, or the...

Last month, a group called “Women Praying For Women” held a brunch at the Renaissance Hotel. The group was founded by three Christian women: Katherine Spaht, Martha Elkin, and the now Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome. Local author, Marlela Clark...

Writing a story about suicide is difficult; writing a story about Black male suicide seems impossible. Finding Black males willing to speak openly and transparently about their struggles with suicide was challenging, given the existing stigma surrounding mental...