Health
No More New Year’s — New You
Morgan A. Owens NNPA Newswire Contributor Let’s be really honest, how often do we neglect our New Year’s resolutions after January? Many times, we set resolutions but don’t know where to start. We get stuck […]
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Local
Red Light Cameras Deactivated
Mayor LaToya Cantrell today announced the deactivation of 20 out of 31 red light traffic cameras located outside of school zones. As of Jan. 1, 2019, these cameras have been turned off and will no […]
National
Five African American NFL Head Coaches Fired
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Correspondent “Not a good look for diversity today in the NFL. In 2006, when Commissioner Goodell was hired, there were seven minority coaches and four minority general managers. Today […]
Data Zone
New Year’s Eve Celebrations
Photos by Terry Jones Happy New Year!!! As expected, New Orleanians rang in 2019 with plenty of food, fun, family and friends. This year’s celebrations were no exception. Celebrations at Prime Example and The Cove […]
Local
Black & Gold Love
By Glenn Jones & Oba Lorrius Data News Weekly Contributor Local Vocalist Semaj Douglas and International Recording Artist Oba Lorrius united to create “Black & Gold Love” the #1 New Orleans Saints fight song and […]
National
Mayor Cantrell Helps Kick-off Carnival Season with King’s Day at Gallier Hall
Mayor LaToya kicked off an historic Carnival Season as the City’s first female mayor, preparing for Mardi Gras by hosting the traditional King’s Day Ceremony at Gallier Hall on Sunday, Jan. 6th. The ceremony, held […]
Featured
2018 – The Year in Review
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report Happy New Year! 2018 was an unprecedented year, filled with turmoil, intrigue, disbelief and disturbing news headlines that dominated conversations across the country. For many, the […]
Health
Globally ready: Advocating for Black Students to Study Abroad
By Kimani Hamilton Data News Weekly Contributor A standard list at the start of a New Year often include eating healthy, achieving a career goal, and making a trip abroad. Yet for the last […]
Black Experience
Google Partners with HBCUs to Diversify Tech Field
By Chris Anders Data News Weekly Contributor Young professionals of color face many obstacles when trying to enter the tech industry for a career. Statistics show the obvious: minorities are at a severe disadvantage […]
Data Zone
BEST FILMS OF 2018
By Dwight Brown NNPA Newswire Film Critic In 2018, the stories told, talent on view, compelling characters, emotions expressed,and genres stretched were just amazing. It was more than enough to make viewers track films […]