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Get Out and Vote
Terry B. Jones Publisher, Data News Weekly In these perilous and divisive times for our Democracy, it is important that we as a community get out and vote. Not simply voting but putting our power […]
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National
Statement from Arnie Fielkow: “War in Israel”
The Jewish world, both here in New Orleans and around the globe, wakes up to a very different reality today. As of this writing, more than 700 Israelis have died, more than 1500 have been […]
Local
Reprieve for New Orleans as Salt Water Creeping up the Mississippi River Slows its Push Inland
Data News Staff Edited Report Salt water inching up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico is progressing more slowly than projected, authorities said Thursday, meaning water systems in the Greater New Orleans area […]
Entertainment
Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, French Montana, Chuck D, Unite with Power to the Patients in PSA Demanding Healthcare Price Transparency
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Hip-Hop Legends Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, French Montana and Chuck D have teamed up with Power to the Patients, a national nonprofit organization […]
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Why Voting Matters Part II
Data News Staff Report We are again at a crucial point in the history of our nation, where raising our collective voices is not only important but necessary. So, it is important that we get […]
Data Zone
Beyhive Fashion Fete
Tracee Dundas Fashion Editor @fashionablyyoursnola It was a lively night at the Beyoncé Concert, fans dazzled in an array of glamorous fashions that were as unique and vibrant as the pop icon herself. The atmosphere […]
Data Zone
Fried Chicken Fest 2023
Photos by Fleur De Lis and Terry Jones Founded in 2016 in New Orleans, the National Fried Chicken Festival (FCF) presented by Raising Cane’s is a two-day outdoor festival bringing together hundreds of thousands from […]
News
Big Chief Shaka Zulu Receives Prestigious Award from the National Endowment of the Arts
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly Recently, New Orleans own Big Chief Shaka Zulu was one of several honorees during the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows Ceremony. This event was in-person […]
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Renown Drummer Russell Batiste Jr. Passes Away at Age 57
Data News Staff Edited Report Russell Batiste Jr., the celebrated New Orleans drummer whose rhythms powered such bands as the Funky Meters and Vida Blue, has died. He was 57. Batiste’s death of a heart […]
National
Federal Court Blocks Grant Program for Black Women Entrepreneurs
Jovonne Ledet Black Information Network A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked an Atlanta-based venture capital firm from offering grants to Black women entrepreneurs amid a lawsuit alleging the program illegally excludes other races. On […]