National

Black Girl Magic

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire   “Let’s pause here to give a little credit where credit is due. Freeing 17 prisoners – all of whom were serving life sentences without parole – is impressive […]

Health

May is Mental Health Month

Cory Watkins Divisional Director, The Jason Foundation, Inc. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an annual observance designed to increase awareness about mental health and mental illness. According to Mental Health America (MHA), adolescent depression […]

Data Zone

Fun on the Bayou!

Photos by Kichea S. Burt Bayou Boogaloo 2019 opened last Friday, May 17th and culminated on Sunday after being forced to delay for 2 hours due to persistent, heavy thunderstorms. But gray skies turned blue, […]

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Black Excellence

Data Staff Writers Saturday, May 11th was a beautiful day of triumph and achievement as New Orleans’ three HBCUs, Dillard, SUNO and Xavier Universities, conferred degrees upon hundreds of graduating seniors as well as many […]