Category: Services to Youth

New Orleans (LA) Links chapter member Michelle Blouin-Williams is a mathematics professor at St. Mary's Academy High School in New Orleans ~ her alma mater. When she started a math contest with a bonus question challenging students to create a new proof for the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, Mrs. Blouin-Williams...

During the chapter's annual Swing Into Spring gala on April 21, 2024, The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated proudly awarded scholarships to nine deserving high school seniors and HBCU college students from the metropolitan New Orleans area. It is a tremendous honor to be a part of...

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is a proud supporter of CLOVER. In its 127th year, CLOVER offers nationally-accredited & state-certified programs and services to infants, children, parents, seniors, veterans and medically-fragile adults in the Greater New Orleans area. Their mission is to educate children, strengthen families,...

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated participated in INSPIRE NOLA Read Aloud Day at Alice Harte School. One example of the many activities the chapter is involved in throughout the New Orleans community.

Love for HBCUs shone brightly at the October 22, 2022 UNCF Walk for Education. The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and many other community members stepped up to support the UNCF. The UNCF Walk for Education is a nationwide initiative to raise critical funds the UNCF needs...

The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of...

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is proud to have donated over 250 school supply items to our partner, Kingsley House. The mission of Kingsley House is to educate children, strengthen families, and build community. For over 100 years, it has been a leader in early education...

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is accepting applications for its 2022 Scholarship. The Chapter will award a one-time scholarship in the amount of $2,500 to a qualified registered HBCU College Student enrolled in a four-year institution and a qualified High School senior who has been accepted...

Iconic publisher of all things Black excellence, EBONY, announced the return and reimagining of its signature program – the 2021 EBONY Power 100. The Honorees embody the remarkable achievements of African-Americans across industries and marks the culmination of the brand’s 75th anniversary year. This year’s list spans 10 categories and highlights...

The Links, Incorporated supports Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Through its National HBCU Initiative, it seeks to increase the retention and graduation rates of students attending HBCUs. New Orleans is the proud home of three HBCUs: Dillard University, Southern University - New Orleans and Xavier University - New Orleans....

The New Orleans (LA) Chapter was honored to be recognized by our National President, Dr. Kimberly Jefferies Leonard, for our 32-year partnership with the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It was yet another occasion to celebrate 2021's champion - Louisiana's first and the first African American champion of the Scripps's National...

At 14 years old, Zaila Avant-garde is: The 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion. The first African-American Scripps Champion. The first ever Louisiana Scripps Champion. She holds THREE Guinness world records dribbling multiple basketballs simultaneously. She hopes to attend Harvard; one day play for the WNBA; and, after her basketball...

Zaila Avant-garde made history on July 8, 2021 becoming the 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion. She is the first Louisianan ever to win the bee. She is the first African-American to win the bee (only the second Black contestant to win after Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica won in 1998)....

Throughout the 2020-2021 program year the New Orleans Chapter's five facet committees worked with 25 - 8th grade girls attending Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary Charter School. The Chapter developed targeted programming with the goal of preparing students for the next steps in their educational journey and also introduced them to...

Project L.E.A.D. is off to a great start at Bethune Elementary School. The 8th graders had an opportunity to journal, share hopes and dreams and, most importantly, had Links mentors ready to give them the tools to advance successfully to the next level of their educational development.