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Kurte Pellerin Turns 60
June Hazeur On Sunday, August 5, 2018, Kurte Pellerin celebrated his 60th Birthday at his Restaurant and Bar in the Wyndham Hotel in New Orleans East to a standing room only crowd. Lisa Amos and […]
Year: 2018
Featured
18th Annual SatchmoFest Returns August 3rd – 5th, 2018
By Elise Schenck Satchmo SummerFest is Back and Better than Ever It is that time of year again; the Satchmo SummerFest is in its 18th year, bringing the best in food and music to the […]
Entertainment
LeBron James
“We’re in a position right now in America where this whole race thing is taking over. One, because I believe our president is trying to divide us. He’s dividing us, and what I’ve noticed over […]
Local
Local School Supply Lists Now Available For One-Click Shopping on TeacherLists
Data News Staff Report Parents from local schools have a new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year as all of their school’s supply lists are now posted on TeacherLists.com. With just one […]
Data Zone
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Tells Authentic Stories from the Movement
By Freddie Allen In the early morning hours of January 10, 1966, civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr. was jolted from his sleep, as members of the Ku Klux Klan surrounded his house just north […]
Local
New Orleans Legendary Broadcaster and Friend Paul Beaulieu Passes
New Orleans’ beloved activist, educator, journalist and broadcaster, Paul Beaulieu Jr., passed away at age 75 on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. He graduated from St. Augustine High School in 1961 and Xavier University of Louisiana […]
Dollars and Sense
Can Your Bank Ask You to Prove Citizenship?
Data News Weekly Staff Report A Kansas family said their bank accounts were frozen by Bank of America after officials ask they prove they were American citizens. Josh Collins, of Roeland Park, received in June […]
Health
Scarred and Battle Tested from Heart Disease, but Still Fighting
By Rhonda E. Monroe WomenHeart (the first and leading voice for the 48 million American women living with or at risk of heart disease) story begins in February of 1999, when three women, united by […]
Commentary
A New Generation of Freedom Fighters
By Jeffrey L. Boney Without being given much direction, Black youth have seemingly taken matters into their own hands, relative to their future here in America, by strategizing, organizing and mobilizing. Whether on social media […]
Featured
Forward Together: The Making of “Herstory”
By Edwin Buggage Making “Herstory” the Story of Mayor LaToya Cantrell Throughout her years in this city, LaToya Cantrell has shown great courage, resilience and selflessness. She’s risen to the occasion, helping to save her […]