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Reflecting on History in the Wake of George Floyd’s Killing
At LEH, we believe the role of the public humanities is to both inform and promote critical analysis and conversations. The current protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police officers fit into a history of oppression—and challenges to oppression that predate…
Read MoreCultivating Understanding Through Children’s Books
As the state, country, and world contend both with the over-representation of Black Americans among those dying from COVID-19, among those incarcerated for non-violent crimes, and among those experiencing violence from law enforcement officers, we are all reeling. This week’s global…
Read MoreW.K. Kellogg Foundation supports Louisiana Culture Care Fund
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ emergency relief program, the Louisiana Culture Care Fund. Supporting the state’s critical cultural institutions, the fund provides grants to humanities…
Read MoreLouisiana Poet Laureate John Warner Smith Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
The Academy of American Poets has awarded Louisiana Poet Laureate John Warner Smith a prestigious Laureate Fellowship, given to honor poets of literary merit serving in civic positions around the country. Smith, who was named to the Poet Laureate position in…
Read MoreThanks to support, LEH awards more emergency relief grants
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has awarded emergency relief grants from the Louisiana Culture Care Fund to another 17 organizations in 8 parishes. See the full list below. The Louisiana Culture Care Fund is a new grant program providing emergency…
Read MoreLEH announces second round of emergency grants
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has awarded emergency relief grants from the Louisiana Culture Care Fund to another 14 organizations in 10 parishes. See the full list below. The Louisiana Culture Care Fund is a new grant program providing emergency relief…
Read MoreThe Helis Foundation Partners with LEH to support the Louisiana Culture Care Fund
The Helis Foundation has joined forces with the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities to help protect New Orleans’ critical cultural institutions and organizations by contributing a major gift to the LEH’s Louisiana Culture Care Fund. The fund provides emergency…
Read MoreFirst Eleven Sites Receive Emergency Relief Grants
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the first emergency relief grants from the Louisiana Culture Care Fund to eleven organizations in nine parishes. See the full list below. The Louisiana Culture Care Fund is a new grant program providing emergency…
Read MoreLEH Launches Louisiana Culture Care Fund
In an effort to help protect Louisiana’s critical cultural institutions, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has launched the Louisiana Culture Care Fund, a new grant program providing emergency relief funding to humanities organizations impacted by the COVID-19…
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