Rev. John L. Russell, Jr. has been selected to head the Ouachita Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency. Judge Larry Jefferson, president of CAP, announced the Reverend Russell’s appointment in a news release this month. The Reverend Russell was elected unanimously with…
The War against poverty and the promotion of economic development of African-Americans in Ouachita Parish began just after slavery; it continues today as new generations continue the fight with varying degrees of success. Today, three Black community-controlled entities fight poverty…
Dr. Kema Dawson-Robinson is no longer the executive director of Ouachita Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency. The agency’s board of directors, with 12 of 14 board members present, voted to fire the outspoken agency head. Dawson-Robinson is also president of the…
