By Julianne Malveaux The Fair Housing Act was passed a week after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. President Lyndon Johnson encouraged Congress to pass the legislation as a tribute to the slain civil […]
By Edwin Buggage The French Quarter Fest Bigger than Ever It is again that time of year. In a City where there are countless festivals and celebrations; the French Quarter Festival kicks off the spring […]
By Dr. Gary Scott Smith Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed when he stepped from his second-floor hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, to […]
By William J. Ford The NAACP announced that the group has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Census Bureau and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, “to combat the imminent threat that the […]
By Michele McCalope BATON ROUGE—Following a 10-month investigation into the extrajudicial killing of Alton Sterling, Louisiana’s Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that his office would not pursue criminal charges against the officers involved. Sterling, a […]
By John Moran Afri Modiste serves as a representation of New Orleans, and Renee Johnson is the genius behind the brand. Renee owns and runs Afri Modiste, a business in the heart of Uptown in […]
By Delaney George As summer approaches, more and more trends arise, and a fashionista may fall behind on what’s “in”. This summer will be an especially hot one and with these upcoming swim styles you’re […]
The “Ask Dr. Kevin” series is brought to you by Pfizer Rare Disease in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) to increase understanding of sickle cell disease. The opioid crisis in the United […]
Photos by Kichea S. Burt The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation hosted it’s press conference for the 2018 New Orleans Jazz Fest which will run April 27-29 and May 3-6 at the Fair Grounds Race Course on […]
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Reports Hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, parents, and victims rallied in Washington, D.C., and across the country on Saturday to demand tougher gun control measures, part of a wave of political […]
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