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A History of Blacks and the Law
Data News Staff Edited Report In a country where the promise of liberty and justice for all appears in the founding documents. While this is a laudable goal, the United States continues to amend itself […]
Year: 2023
Commentary
New Orleans Celebrates Mardi Gras 2023
Photos by Shannon Fields Data News Weekly Contributor Mardi Gras 2023 was an incredible celebration with good times had by all. All Over the City people enjoying the festive activities during the first full Carnival […]
Local
Organizers For Mayor LaToya Cantrell Recall Election Say They Have Received Enough Signatures
Data News Staff Edited Report NOLATOYA.org Co-Founder Eileen Carter stated on February 20, 2023, that the organization had secured more than 49,000 signatures on its petition for a recall election. Last week, organizers said they […]
Local
NOMTOC Parade Celebrates Literary Culture.
Story and Photos by Zaria Townsend Data News Weekly Contributor The Krewe of NOMTOC (New Orleans Most Talked of Club) featured the theme of “NOMTOC’s Fantasy Library” this year as it rolled its 26 floats […]
Entertainment
No One in the World Like Anita
Renetta Perry Data News Weekly Contributor If you were coming of age in the early ‘80s like me, you probably experienced the tumult of love and heartbreak with an Anita Baker song playing in the […]
Featured
Author Shares the Untold Stories of the First Black Marines in America
Story and Photos by Zamariah Strozier Data News Weekly Contributor To be silenced means to be unknown. To speak means to tell the story. On Feb. 9, 2023, Dr. Cameron McCoy spoke with Dr. John […]
Data Zone
Royce Duplessis (State Senator District 5) Swearing-In Ceremony
Photos by Malcolm Johnson Data News Weekly Contributor On February 8, 2023, at the Xavier University’s William and Mary McCaffrey Ballroom, State Senator Royce Duplessis was sworn in to serve as representative of Louisiana Senate […]
Commentary
Students at Abramson Sci Academy Honored for Top Performance in College Courses
As the spring semester begins, seniors and juniors at Abramson Sci Academy are hard at work earning college credits through multiple pathways. National Reach Abramson’s top performance was honored last week by the Honor Society […]
Local
Local Organizations Partner to Improve Black and Jewish Relations
Story and Photos by Ashton Broden Data News Weekly Contributor After an uptick in antisemitism towards the Jewish community, local organizations are working to improve Black and Jewish relations particularly in light of recent comments […]
National
Mississippi Lawmakers Seek Return to Jim Crow with Separate White System of Justice
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Mississippi’s Black community is outraged that state lawmakers are moving closer to establishing a separate justice system in Jackson for whites and African Americans. According to Mississippi […]