Featured
Your Voice Matters
Terry B. Jones Publisher, Data News Weekly In these challenging and divisive times, it is important and necessary that our citizens let their collective voices be heard at the polls. In our role as the […]
Month: September 2023
Data Zone
Gentilly Fest Returns for 15th Year
Data News Staff Edited Report Please come out and celebrate Gentilly Fest 15th Year Anniversary on October 6, 7 and 8th. Head over to Pontchartrain Park Playground, corner of Press and Prentiss Drive, for a […]
Data Zone
NNPA National Leadership Award Reception
The NNPA had a star-studded night as well, with the debut of our new NNPA Chairman, Bobby Henry publisher of the Westside Gazette in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The event was the National Leadership Award Reception […]
National
HBCU Students Connect and Explore the Black British Experience.
Story and Photos by Ashton Broden Data News Weekly Contributor London, U.K. – – The struggles and triumphs of Black people transcend national boundaries, echoing shared experiences that resonate far beyond geographical lines. Black British […]
Entertainment
Usher Superbowl
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Grammy-Winning Artist Usher plans to dazzle hundreds of millions of fans as he takes center stage for the highly anticipated 2024 Super Bowl halftime show. On February […]
Local
Martin Luther King High School Creates Hope through Action during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Data News Staff Edited Report According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-24. In 2021, Louisiana youth accounted for nearly 5,000 suicide deaths. […]
Featured
New Orleans Fashion Week Fete Returns
Fashion Editor – Tracee Dundas – @fashionablyyoursnola New Orleans Fashion Week (NOFW) returns for its 10th season, bringing together the talents of amazing designers from the Gulf Coast Region. The weeklong fete embraces New Orleans […]
Data Zone
The Ashé Rooftop Festival on October 7 and 8, 2023, is Unique in its Invitation to “Experience the African Diaspora in the Sky.3
Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS, LA – Ashé Cultural Arts Center is celebrating 25 years with an event that is the first of its kind: a festival across various rooftops in Downtown New […]
Local
City of New Orleans and Partners Awarded Federal Grant for Tree Plantings and Workforce Development
Data News Staff Edited Report The City of New Orleans today announced it was awarded $8 million from the Urban and Community Forestry Program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forestry Service to plant […]
Sports
Here We Go: The Saints are Undefeated at 2-0
Fleur De Lis Data News Weekly Contributor Once again, this is Fleur De Lis, giving you everything 5-0-4. One word describes their latest win, Defense. The New Orleans Saints continued to be defensive dominant in […]