Featured
A Champion’s Journey
Ed Reed is an athlete who personifies excellence both on and off the field. Throughout his illustrious football career, he’s been a champ, breaking records […]
Articles by LA Data News
National
Iconic Gene’s Po Boy’s Closes…People Reflect on their Experiences
E. Benjamin Data News Staff Writer Samantha Beaulieu: Actress and Filmmaker “Gene’s Po-Boys is a New Orleans Staple! It was “The” late night spot…especially for your out of town guests! Gene’s was so New Orleans! […]
Local
It Takes A Village
NEW ORLEANS – The Mayor’s Office of Youth and Families, the Office of Criminal Justice Coordination and the Director of Strategic Initiatives this weekend at the Milne Rec Center engaged with local youth as part […]
Editorials
New Orleans Funk in Hollywood, The Mint LA
Diva Dionne Character Entertainment Columnist Los Angeles – CA The Capitol of Entertainment, bright lights and beautiful faces, tacos trucks on street corners, fresh cut fruit sprinkled in cayenne pepper, the smell of cannabis in […]
Data Zone
Satchmo Summer Fest
Satchmo SummerFest was an amazing event as the attendees from around the world enjoyed performances by many of the greats of New Orleans Music and Data News Weekly […]
Black Experience
National
Sickle Cell Strong: Sickle Cell Disease Advocate Marie Ojiambo
Lauren Poteat NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent It’s been more than 100 years since sickle cell disease was first discovered in America. Today, the rare hereditary blood disorder continues to affect millions of people throughout the […]
Commentary
#WhiteSupremacistTerrorism
Jay Conner Blogger Theroot.com With the encouragement of our President, America has gone to great lengths to paint minorities as criminals, parasites and in some instances, terrorists. But after the latest pair of mass shootings […]
News
Goodell, Title Game Officials to Face Questions on ‘No-Call’
Kevin McGill Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge ordered that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and three officials from January’s NFC title game be questioned under oath in September about the infamous […]
Health
Black Women Taking on the Fight Against Diabetes
Linda Goler Blount, MPH President and CEO, Black Women’s Health Imperative The cost of insulin is skyrocketing and people—especially Black women—are dying because they cannot afford or don’t have access to vital medication. There is […]