Black Experience
“The Undefeated”
Terri Schlichenmeyer Data News Weekly Contributor c.2019, Versify $17.99 / higher in Canada 40 pages You wanted it. And you wanted it very much. But, ah, well, you didn’t get it. You worked and you […]
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National
The List of Black and Missing Continues to Grow
By Stacy Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @ StacyBrownMedia Type the name Tawny Reed in the Google search engine and click on “News.” In doing so, one will find among the results, an obscure 1960s […]
Data Zone
New Orleans Music Showcase sends Four Local Artists to ESSENCE Festival Stages
Data Staff Writers May 31, 2019 – It was standing room only at the New Orleans Jazz Market at the launch of the New Orleans Music Showcase (NOMS), which gave 10 Showcase finalists the opportunity […]
Editorials
2019 Nissan Maxima
By Frank S. Washington AboutThatCar.com NNPA Newswire Contributor DETROIT – The 2019 Nissan Maxima is not your average family sedan. Other than four-doors that may be where the similarity ends. It has the feel and […]
Local
Mayor Cantrell Announces ‘Amnesty Late Fee Forgiveness’ Plan to clear some Past-Due Accounts
Data Staff Writers Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the City of New Orleans’ Department of Finance today announced the launch of the three-month Amnesty Late Fee Forgiveness Program for residents to take advantage of incentives […]
Local
Mayor Cantrell Kicks Off Summer Recreation Season with “Splash Day”
Data Staff Writers Mayor LaToya Cantrell helped celebrate the opening of the Summer Recreation Season with the Annual “Splash Day” Event on June 3rd, joined by officials with New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission and […]
Featured
Eating Black in New Orleans
By Renetta Burrell Perry The legacy of Black-owned restaurants in New Orleans runs as deep as the muddy waters in the Mississippi River. From staples like the historic and internationally famous Dooky Chase’s to the […]
Local
Essay Winner Sixth Grade Boy at St. Mary’s Academy
Data Staff Writers If I were mayor, I would focus on issues that are really important to the people of New Orleans. I would begin with homelessness, because everyone deserves a safe and clean place […]
News
In Your Lane Part 2
By Edwin Buggage Editor Recently, Data News Weekly produced an article about the growing number of residents riding bikes in the City of New Orleans. We are seeing the number of bike lanes continue […]
National
MC Lyte Making Dreams a Reality for African American Scholars
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia “…Once I received the MC Lyte #EducateOURMen Scholarship to Dillard, I knew that I was destined to have a fulfilling college experience that was beyond my […]