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Renown Drummer Russell Batiste Jr. Passes Away at Age 57

October 6, 2023 LA Data News 0

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 […]

Federal Court Blocks Grant Program for Black Women Entrepreneurs

October 6, 2023 LA Data News 0

Jovonne Ledet Black Information Network A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked an Atlanta-based venture capital firm from offering grants to Black women entrepreneurs amid a lawsuit alleging the program illegally excludes other races. On […]