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New Orleans A City of Traditions
Black Carnival Season Data Staff Edited Report It’s Carnival Time Carnival 2019 is in full gear and Mardi Gras Day is steadily creeping upon us. It is a time where a city steeped in the […]
Year: 2019
Black Experience
Recognizing Our Black History, A Call to Join the Slave Revolt Reenactment
Leon A. Waters Chair of the Louisiana Museum of African-American History, and Manager of Hidden History Tours This January 12, 2019 marked the 208th Anniversary of Louisiana’s Heroic 1811 Slave Revolt and the restart of […]
National
NFL Settles Collusion Case with Kaepernick
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Colin Kaepernick’s more than two year battle with the NFL has come to an end. The former NFL quarterback and the league have reached a financial settlement in […]
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MHSD Launches Mobile Unit Outreach Safe Zones this Mardi Gras Season
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Metropolitan Human Services District has received a $740 thousand grant for the Louisiana State Opioid Response (LaSOR) program from the Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Behavioral Health. This funding […]
Local
Purchased Lives Exhibit Examines the African-American Experience
By Avane Ervin Data News Weekly Contributor This year marks the 400th year that enslaved Africans arrived in the United States. The slave narratives they left behind provides a history to African-American culture. Retired Dillard […]
Entertainment
Black Millennials Embrace the Struggle and Message of Rapper 21 Savage
By Malika Elmengad and Franklin Chavis Black Millennial Voices Becoming a well-known hip-hop rapper involves displaying creative genius and talent on the stage and in recording studios. Unfortunately, for some young aspiring hip-hop artists, unjust […]
Sports
Lady Jaguars top Valley 67-46
Southern University junior Alyric Scott and freshman Tanera Moore each posted double-doubles as the Jaguars led wire-to-wire in a lopsided 67-46 win on the road at Mississippi Valley State Monday night. The duo of Scott […]
Data Zone
Mardi Gras Season 2019 Kicks Off
Photos by Kichea S. Burt Data News Weekly Contributor To kick-start the 2019 season, the satire of Mardi Gras was displayed by New Orleans walking parades made up of mini Krewes from several neighborhoods within […]
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HBCUs in Your Community
By Darby Farr Data News Weekly Contributor A century and a half This year Dillard University marked 150 years since its founding as Straight University. Southern University in Baton Rouge, Grambling University, and Xavier University […]
Editorials
Women in Sports Day Mentors High School Students
By Lacee Ancar Data News Weekly Contributor In the male dominated world of sports, female athletes and professionals say it’s important to support young girls and women to change current stigmas for future generations. To […]