Activists of the Year

Soraya Verjee

Education — and how it can transform children’s lives — is always on the...

Marviani “Marv” Ammari

From a daiquiri shop in 1989 to today’s Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts, CEO and...

Bivian “Sonny” Lee III

Bivian Lee III, better known as Sonny, is one of the busiest men in...

Simone Maloz

Simone Maloz didn’t start her career in coastal restoration, but it is the one...

Keith Liederman, Ph.D.

For Keith Liederman, Ph.D., the CEO of Clover New Orleans, giving back to the...

Nellie Catzen

About two years into her job, Nellie Catzen decided to throw a party. Not...
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Monique Robinson, LMSW

It’s lunchtime at Cafe Reconcile — a mainstay on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard —...

Doratha “Dodie” Smith-Simmons

It’s all about the music for Doratha “Dodie” Smith-Simmons. Going out to listen to...

Mark Raymond Jr.

Life can change in a split second. Minutely on occasion, while other times in...

Michelle Cheramie

Michelle Cheramie and her staff and volunteers for Zeus’ Place and Zeus’ Rescue have...

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