Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In our tribute to Black History, Dillard University hosted a full day of programs to prepare students for ...

The Ray Charles Foundation is continuing its longstanding relationship with Dillard University with a $1 million grant. The grant will continue to support the University’s Ray Charles Program in ...

Ray Charles once sang about stopping to eat at Dooky Chase’s, the legendary New Orleans restaurant led by chef and civil rights activist Leah Chase. Charles loved food, and before he died he endowed a ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Dillard University received a record-breaking $19 million unrestricted gift from the Mackenzie Scott Foundation. In a post on Dillard’s Facebook page, this donation is the largest ...

Imagine a Black boy being reared in a rural Mississippi home with an outhouse, with blended family parents who didn’t finish eighth grade on public assistance. Three of the ten kids went to college.

MacKenzie Scott donates $19M to Dillard University, marking largest gift in its history Dillard University has received a historic $19 million gift from the MacKenzie Scott Foundation, the largest ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In our tribute to Black History, Dillard University hosted a full day of programs to prepare students for what they may face as they earn their degree. Among those who spoke today ...

A Monticello, Mississippi native, Dr. William W. Sutton rose from a rural road home with parents who had limited educations to become a Dillard University graduate who earned a Ph.D. from Howard ...