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Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent On Sunday, August 18th, the NAACP began a journey to honor African ancestors. Members of the storied civil rights organization and numerous guests boarded a bus from Washington, D.C. […]

Data News Weekly would like to welcome our newest Fashion Columnist, Renee Johnson, to the team. Renee Johnson is a New Orleans native, a fashion designer/modiste, and a fiber artist.  Her fashion lines include: Afri […]

Associated Press none Wynne, Ark. – The wife of an Arkansas jail administrator was arrested and charged with assault several days after police say she pulled a gun on four Black teenagers who were going […]

Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report none Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has risen a long way from the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn of his early life to become a global icon. Today Jay-Z, is an award-winning […]

Molly Longman Writer Refinery29.com   Simone Biles is perfection. The Olympic gymnast has had our hearts for years. She was part of the “final five” gold-medal winning team at the 2016 Olympics. And she hasn’t […]

E. Benjamin Data News Staff Writer Samantha Beaulieu: Actress and Filmmaker “Gene’s Po-Boys is a New Orleans Staple! It was “The” late night spot…especially for your out of town guests! Gene’s was so New Orleans! […]

Lauren Poteat NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent It’s been more than 100 years since sickle cell disease was first discovered in America. Today, the rare hereditary blood disorder continues to affect millions of people throughout the […]

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The next wave of technological evolution has arrived in the form of 5G, a new generation of mobile networks where at least four major telephone carriers in […]

By Miana Massey Chevrolet DTU Fellow | The Atlanta Voice   It’s official, Ebony Magazine—along with its sister publication Jet Magazine—has potentially closed its doors for good. Former employees of the company took to Twitter […]