Local
Shoes, Shoes and more Shoes…
By Victoria Clark Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but on Thursday nights for Mardi Gras, it’s a well fought after glittered Krewe of Muses Shoe. It was a Celebration of Women’s Pride as […]
Month: February 2018
Delaney's Armoire
Zulu Ball Fashion
By Delaney George This year Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club held their Annual Zulu Ball to top off Mardi Gras Season. The ball is historically and internationally known across the globe and has become […]
National
API President Touts Economic Opportunities for Blacks in the Oil Industry
By Freddie Allen Jack Gerard, the president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, said that there are incredible career and business opportunities in the petrochemical industry and he’s committed to increasing awareness about those […]
Data Zone
Black Masking on Mardi Gras Day, So Pretty
Photos by Tobias Arturi The Tribes were shinning bright and were so so pretty as they took to the streets in their finest suits to celebrate the day, and showcase the Black Masking traditions for […]
Local
The Parade Must Go On, with Thunderstorms ‘n All
By Jade Myers Cloudy skies and treacherous rains welcomed the Krewe of Endymion on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday, but as this was expected, the show continued. The krewe began the parade at 4:15 p.m., […]
Black Experience
Slave Captains Instructed
The Skills of the Africans were so vital to Louisiana settlers that slave ship captains were instructed not to stop in the West Indies in route to Louisiana because French West Indian planters would buy […]
Featured
Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club
by Edwin Buggage King Zulu 2018 For over a century the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club has been an organization that’s been known for being one of the Premiere Mardi Gras Parades during the […]
Black Experience
BLACK FACTS
FOUNDING OF NEW ORLEANS The French had learned from natives about a path from the lake down what is now Bayou Road across Esplanade ridge to the Mississippi River. When they decided to build a […]
42 Tribes
Big Chief Shaka Zulu
By Glenn Jones TRIBAL TIMELINE: 1860-1919- Big Chief Becate Batiste Krewe of Wild West 1935-1947- Big Chief Alfred Montana 8th Ward Hunters & Monogram Hunters 1945-2005- Big Chief Allison “Tootie” Montana Yellow Pocahontas Hunters 2006-2017- […]
Fashion
Royal Chaos
Over the weekend, NOLA Designers Ljai’Amor and Mariah V. granted Data News Weekly access to their ‘Royal Chaos’ themed fashion show. The guests, auction, and alluring garments all contributed to a great night of fashion […]