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leona tate (October 31, 1954) is an American Civil Rights Pioneer and Community Advocate. Tate was born and raised in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. She and her family were selected among many applicants to be the initial implementers of school desegregation.
Public defenders weigh in on Landry’s crime policies; how communities can build climate resilience
This year’s legislative session has been an active one when it comes to criminal justice and public safety. Gov. Jeff Landry called a special session on crime earlier this year, where legislators undid many of the state’s 2017 criminal justice reforms.
Alaina Bloodworth, executive director of the B…
Interview with Two Members of the 'New Orleans Four' who Helped Desegregate Public Schools in New Orleans
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On November 14, 1960, four six-year-old girls – Ruby Bridges, Gail Etienne, Tessie Prevost, and Leona Tate – made history by desegregating public schools in New Orleans. Collectively, they became known as the “New Orleans Four.” However, Ruby Bridges became a household name, while …
Oprah, Kamala, and The New Orleans Four
There was a moment at the 2024 Democratic National Convention when Oprah took the stage — and the crowd went wild. She spoke boldly about Kamala Harris and her place in a long line of strong Black women who have paved the way. At one point she veered into the story of Tessie Prevost Williams, who r…
Episode 71: Black Children, White Schools
Ruby Bridges leaving William Frantz Elementary School, in New Orleans in on or about November 14, 1960. Bridges became one of the first four Black children to integrate a White school in that city after Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Federal marshals are protecting her from the violent White m…
KNOW DUMB QUESTIONS FT LEONA TATE
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We sit with civil rights pioneer Leona Tate, who integrated a New Orleans elementary school at six years old and watched the entire building empty by afternoon. We explore how that experience informs today’s fights over school choice, safety, equity, and historical truth.
Lagniappe Stories | St. Augustine High School's Purple Podcast feat. Leona Tate
Chantze Duckworth sits down with civil rights icon Leona Tate to discuss her role in integrating New Orleans schools and her continued impact in the city.
SORRY DOESN’T GIVE TIME BACK
There is nothing worse than looking into your child’s eyes and realizing they’ve been struggling—and somehow, you missed it. I know that look. And years later, I still carry the guilt.
I read Nikole Hannah-Jones’s devastating piece in The New York Times, “In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Be…
What It Cost Us: Najya, Brown, and the Black Tax
Ten years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones chose a school for her daughter and called it the just choice. Now she has told the world what that choice cost.Dr. David J. Johns takes the class past the arguments to the questions underneath them. What did Brown v. Board give us, and what did it cost? What does…
Pioneers of public school desegregation reflect on their impact
Carlotta Walls LaNier is one of the Little Rock Nine — one of the first nine Black students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in September 1957. Leona Tate is one of the McDonogh Three — one of the first three Black students at McDonogh elementary in New Orleans in 1960. On …
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