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COVID-19: Home Schooling Increases (2021)

Louisiana: The State We're In

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Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2021-02-19

Duration: 00:05:29

Subjects: Home schooling | COVID-19 pandemic | Education

Contributors:

  • Moreau, Andre Host
  • Fortenberry, Rex Q. Editor
  • Scott, Jennifer Interviewee

Description

This segment from the February 19, 2021, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on the history and significance of Black gospel music in the African American churches in Louisiana. She interviews: Reverend Sterling Wright, a singer with the Legendary Lighthouse Gospel Singers; Gerard Robinson, the manager of the Legendary Lighthouse Gospel Singers; and Natorshau Davis, a vocal music professor at Grambling State University. This report is a part of the “Louisiana’s Black Church: The Politics of Perseverance” series.