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Data Strut Award Winner: Iyanni Davis
By Delaney George Being a model is more than your high heels, and beauty. Being a model is being a live display of how to be, a model shows the way, and 17-year-old Iyanni Davis […]
Year: 2018
Data Zone
Black Masking Cultural Festival Highlights
Photos by Lamarcus Smith On March 18, 2018, the Inaugural Black Masking Cultural Festival and Feather Fundraiser took place. This event was in association with Data News Weekly, French Market Association, Cumulus Broadcasting, BNOLA and […]
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First Student-Led Jefferson Parish Sheriff Candidates Forum
The Jeremiah Group continues to practice what the Founding Fathers preached: the ongoing attempts to make democracy an everyday reality for more and more Americans On Monday, March 12, 2018, The Jeremiah Group presented the […]
Commentary
We Don’t Have To Respect Republicans Intellectually Any More
By John Slade Host, WBOK’s Up To Date We no longer have to take the Republicans Party seriously. It appears to be the one good thing that has come from the Trump mis-administration. First, we […]
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The 2018 UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball: A Night of Elegance
Photo by Cedric A. Ellsworth, Vincent Sylvain & Edwin Buggage The UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball is one of New Orleans’ signature fundraising galas and premier social events of the year. On hand for the festive […]
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Voices of Congo Square: A True New Orleans Story
By Edwin Buggage New Orleans: The Most African City in America New Orleans is rich with traditions. and today is celebrating its 300-Year Anniversary. Every year, people from around the world come to experience the […]
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Civil Rights Exhibit Tells Story of Children/Teens In The Movement
By Victoria Clark Doretha Smith walked around the lobby of the sixth floor as she acknowledged old pictures of herself and her friends. As she walked forward and spoke to people nearby her, others started […]
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Lupita’s Takes the Oscars Again
By Delaney George It’s no secret that Actress Lupita Nyong’o’s beauty is show-stopping, but her style speaks volumes every time she hits the red carpet. Who could forget her 2017 Oscars’ baby blue Prada dress? […]
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“Get Out” Nets Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars
By Lauren Victoria Burke “I just won an Oscar. WTF?!?” Jordan Peele tweeted after being handed the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for “Get Out” during the 90th annual Academy Awards. The film made $255 […]
Commentary
Black Women You Should Know
By Julianne Malveaux All too often, our “history” month turns into a tribute to the past. And while the past is an important place to lift up it is, indeed, a tributary, a stream that […]