The Power of the Women Vote
Photos by Angela “Angie B” Beasley NEW ORLEANS—On Saturday, Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Dem Girls Vote, an initiative of Power Woman, founded by Dr. Debra Morton, hosted an Early Voting Drive-in […]
Month: October 2020
In Memoriam: George Rainey
Data News Staff Edited Report People from all around the City are commemorating the life of George Rainey who made history as the oldest Zulu king at the age of 87 when he reigned with […]
Data News Weekly Early Endorsements
Terry B. Jones Publisher, Data News Weekly As the Publisher of Data News Weekly and in our role as “The People’s Paper” we encourage all our citizens to get out and vote this election that […]
New Orleans Enters Phase 3.2
NEW ORLEANS — Recently, the City further entered into Phase 3.2 of reopening on October 17, 2020. Moving into Phase 3.2 allows outdoor capacity at bars and an increased capacity for indoor timed seated events, […]
Civic and Business Leaders Share their Concerns as Early Voting Begins
Aviwe DuBois Data News Weekly Contributor About 200,000 residents in the state have requested mail-in ballots, which is almost triple the amount in the 2016 presidential election. Early voting in Louisiana starts on Friday, Oct. […]
Early Voting Begins in Louisiana
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report People across the nation are now holding Early Voting for the November 3, 2020 election. Due to COVID-19, more people will be voting by mail or early voting. Data […]
Lenny Kravitz Releases New Book “Let Love Rule”
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor The eclectic soul that is Lenny Kravitz has a new book out call “Let Love Rule” and it is a great read not simply for those who love music, […]
A Beautiful Mess
Dionne “Diva” Character Data News Columnist Women – Some of us Ain’t got no Daddy, some of us ain’t got no mothers, some of us ain’t got enough confidence in ourselves and almost all of […]
A Mockery of Democracy 2020
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Black America in the Age of Trumpism The Trump Presidency has been one that’s been full of controversy. From his attacks on the media, to embracing White Supremacists and throughout his term […]
Neighborhood Voter Registration Drive Works to “Get Out the Vote”
Kaleb Crump Data News Weekly Contributor The last presidential election was decided by 77,000 thousand votes. With the Louisiana voter registration deadline steadily approaching on Oct. 13th, Xavier University of Louisiana students, faculty, and staff […]