Photos by Iniko McNeil & Jordan Booker Iniko McNeil Data News Weekly Contributor It’s Homecoming Season for schools across the city. For most Historically Black Universities, the Annual Coronation to crown a Mr. and Misses […]
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A recent report from the Sentencing Project has revealed significant strides have been made in reducing racial inequities in incarcerations over the past two decades. However, the […]
Terry B. Jones Publisher, Data News Weekly Last week elections were held, and we had the opportunity to make history by potentially electing Shawn Wilson, the first African American Governor since Reconstruction. Today Louisiana is […]
Story and Photos by Mckenzi Neal Data News Weekly Contributor In New Orleans there are over 130 festivals annually. This year, there was one for the pets. The Louisiana SPCA or the Humane Society (LASPCA) […]
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released its comprehensive Hate Crime Statistics for 2022, revealing a troubling surge in hate-fueled incidents across the United States. Recent […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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