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Jazz Fest Weekend 2
Photos by Demian Roberts and Fleur De Lis Data News Weekly Contributor The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was two weeks of great food, music, and arts and crafts. This year the festival spanned […]
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Music Is the Lifeblood of New Orleans: Let’s Pay the People Who Make It Possible
Percy “Master P” Miller Master P is one of the most successful rappers and producers of all time, but like any other recording artist, he’s never earned a dollar in royalties for when his recordings […]
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Queen B Reigns: Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ is First No. 1 Country Album by a Black Woman
Pilar Schenck Data News Weekly Contributor Queen B continues her reign as an artist that knows no limits. Over the years she’s experimented with different genres achieving major success. Recently, Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” debuted on […]
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Freret Street Festival 2024
Story and Photos by Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly We are at the beginning of the festival season. This past weekend the Freret Street Festival of 2024 was a vibrant celebration of art, music, […]
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Angel Reese…LSU Lady Tigers Controversy…Bigger Than Basketball
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly It was a great season for the LSU Lady Tigers Basketball Team. Last year’s NCAA Champions made it to the Elite 8 this year, to be eliminated by their […]
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50 Cent to Expand ‘Power’ Universe with Ghost & Tommy Prequel Series
Data News Staff Edited Report If you thought Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson was content with the empire he’s built around his hit crime drama, “Power,” you don’t know 50. The multihyphenate took to Instagram earlier […]
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American Fiction’ Director Cord Jefferson Stresses the Importance of Wide-Ranging Black Experiences after Oscar Win
Data News Staff Edited Report “American Fiction” Director Cord Jefferson opened up about the significance of telling diverse Black stories after winning his first Oscar at the 2024 Academy Awards on Sunday. The writer-director, who […]
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Highlights from UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball 2024
Photos by Glenn Summers Data News Weekly Contributor The 2024 New Orleans UNCF Mayors’ Masked Ball is a Premier Fundraising Gala and a major social event, focusing on raising public awareness and large corporate and […]
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Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ Becomes Her Ninth Solo No. 1 with Strong Radio Presence
Data News Staff Edited Report Just one week after Beyoncé became the first Black woman to lead Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with her twangy “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the single now reigns over the publication’s […]
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Documentary “Buried History: Finding Our Past”- February on WYES-TV
New Orleans Agenda The video documentary Buried History: Finding Our Past debuts February 14, 2024, at New Orleans’ PBS affiliate WYES-TV, as part of its Black History Month Programming Schedule. The half-hour documentary takes viewers […]