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Benjamin Bates Data News Weekly Contributor COVID-19 and Changing Times As the City, nation and world continues to grapple with the scourge that is the COVID-19 Pandemic, the latest strain (Delta Variant) threatens all the […]
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Six Louisiana Schools Receive more than 1,200 Free Hotspots, Internet Service
Charles Bassett AT&T Corporate Communications Baton Rouge, August 2, 2021 — As students and teachers begin the new school year, AT&T and leading nonprofit Connected Nation are continuing work to put the connectivity solutions vital […]
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Jazz Fest 2021 Cancelled Amidst Spike in COVID-19 Delta Variant
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor In a move that is looking like it will affect the upcoming festival season, officials from Jazz Fest announced it will be canceled due to current COVID concerns, organizers […]
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Documentary Film on Dick Gregory Sets the Record Straight on Activist Comedian’s Legacy
>Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League NEW YORK – In the four years since we lost Comedian and Civil Rights Activist Dick Gregory, his powerful voice has been missed amid the recent broadening and intensifying […]
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Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, HaSizzle and More Set to Participate in BE NOLA’s Second Annual “Black Is Brilliant” Summit
City of New Orleans NEW ORLEANS- Black Education for New Orleans (BE NOLA) will host its Annual Summit, “Black Is Brilliant,” virtually on Saturday, August 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The summit will […]
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Tracee Dundas Fashion Stylist Fashion Story Fashion Stylist: Tracee Dundas | @fashionablyyoursnola New Orleans Fashion Week | @nolafashionweek Photos Courtesy of Facebook: Peyton Brown, McKenna Casbon, Avery Gavins, Skarlett Roa Transformation! Who says you have […]
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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Temporarily Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate
Data News Staff Edited Report Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) announced on August 2, 2021, that the state is reinstating a temporary indoor mask mandate for all people ages 5 and older. This, in […]
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Vernon Jordan on Whitney Young Jr.: One Visionary Warrior Pays Tribute to Another
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League This Saturday, July 31st, we remember and celebrate Whitney Moore Young, Jr., on the centennial of his birth. Young served at the helm of the National […]
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City of New Orleans to Host Community-Based Rental Assistance Event in New Orleans East
City of New Orleans NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today announced the Office of Housing Policy and Community Development will host a second Community-Based Rental Assistance event Tuesday, August 10th through Thursday, […]