Becky O'Malley Gipson

Straight Up History

Education during the Reconstruction: The Genesis of Straight University

Straight University was born from the American Missionary Association as part of a larger national movement for civil rights during the reconstruction era.

Operation Comeback

PRC Revitalizes the Last Standing Building of New Orleans’ Original African-American University

The Straight University Boarding House and Dining Hall building at 1423 N. Claiborne Ave. has been returned to its former grandeur thanks to PRC’s Operation Comeback department.

Straight Up History

Straight University’s Influence: from New Orleans to Detroit

Although short-lived, the influence of Straight University’s medical department reached as far as Detroit.

Operation Comeback

OC Assists in Renovating 47th Blighted Property in Holy Cross

Operation Comeback purchased this blighted property in July of 2015. Shortly after, two longtime members of the Preservation Resource Center, Evelyn Merz and John Berlinghoff, discovered the home while on a drive around the Holy Cross neighborhood.