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YouthForce NOLA
Data News Staff Edited Report As 2023 winds down, our team is reflecting on the work the YouthForce NOLA Network has done in the past year and the change we aspire to enact. In particular, […]
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National
Sports Illustrated Names Deion Sanders Sportsman of the Year for 2023
Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor New Colorado Buffaloes Coach Deion Sanders has been named Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsman of the Year.”After all the controversy that came with his decision to leave an HBCU, Jackson State […]
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Kwanzaa and Hanukkah Remembrance Acknowledges Unity and Resilience
Story and Photos by Zamariah Strozier Data News Weekly Contributor It’s the time of year when families and communities come together. In the spirit of the holiday season, local experts led college students in combining […]
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Oprah and ‘The Color Purple’ Stars on the New Musical Remake: “It’s Bright. It’s Vibrant. It’s Us”
Data News Staff Edited Report Of all the emotions that The Color Purple evokes, joy is typically not among them. After all, the movie based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel centers on a Black […]
Sports
Tyrann Mathieu is the Saints’ Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominee
Darrion Gray Saints Wire The New Orleans Saints have nominated safety Tyrann Mathieu for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. For many around the league this is considered the Most Prestigious Award the […]
Entertainment
Louisiana State University Quarterback Jayden Daniels Wins Heisman Trophy
Data News Staff Edited Report LSU Quarterback Jayden Daniels capped off a standout season with the Tigers by winning College Football’s Most Prestigious Award. Daniels, who began his college career at Arizona State before transferring […]
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City of New Orleans to Host Final Utility Assistance Event to Eligible Renters in Danger of Service Disconnection
City of New Orleans NEW ORLEANS — The Mayor’s Office of Housing Policy and Community Development (OCD) today announced it will host its final community-based outreach event of the year to provide financial assistance to eligible […]
National
FDA Approves Groundbreaking Cell-Based Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has greenlit two revolutionary cell-based gene therapies, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, marking a significant leap forward in treating sickle cell disease […]
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Advocates share their story to break stigmas for people living with HIV
Story and Photos by Zora Thomas Data News Weekly Contributor World AIDS Day, which is designated on Dec. 1st every year since 1988, is an International Day dedicated to raising Awareness of the AIDS Epidemic […]
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Drummer Bill Summers, Musicians Sunpie Barnes, Delfeayo Marsalis and more Join Forces for Two Concerts.
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly ArtSpot Productions and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation present Papa Legba Meets Papa Noel: A Christmas Season Blessing during two performances at the André Cailloux Center for […]