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Funk Fest 2025
Photos by Demian Roberts NOLA Funk Fest is the coming out party for The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience, a museum of grand scale dedicated to the preservation of Louisiana’s rich musical history This festival […]
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“No Kings” Rally in New Orleans Joins Nationwide Call for Democracy and Justice
Photos by Ramone Jones Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor Across the United States, thousands gathered this weekend under the banner of the “No Kings” Movement, a national wave of rallies affirming that Democracy, not […]
Local
Judge Robin Pittman Named President of the Louisiana District Judges Association
Benjamin Bates Data News Weekly Contributor Judge Robin D. Pittman, a highly respected member of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, has been named President of the Louisiana District Judges Association (LDJA), marking a proud […]
National
A Supreme Fight Over Voting Rights
April Ryan Black Press USA Newswire Janai Nelson, President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Head of Counsel for the organization, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday for the Civil Rights Stance […]
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Turning the Page: Helena Moreno’s Historic Victory Ushers in a New Chapter for New Orleans
Photos by Glenn Summers Data News Weekly Photographer Story by Glenda Bell Data News Weekly Contributor Surrounded by supporters from every cross-section of New Orleans, October 11, 2025, will be remembered as a night when […]
Local
Last Escaped Inmate Derrick Groves Captured
Benjamin Bates Data News Weekly Contributor On May 16, 2025, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans. They created a makeshift crawl-route by removing a toilet and cutting through a […]
National
Denied Care, Divided Nation: How America Fails Its Sickest Patients—and the People Fighting Back
Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Across America, families are being broken not by illness alone, but by the quiet cruelty of denial letters from insurance companies. Patients in crisis are told […]
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Michelle Woodfork Elected Criminal Sheriff of Orleans Parish
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor In a decisive victory for change and public safety reform, Michelle Woodfork has been elected Sheriff of Orleans Parish. The former Interim Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department […]
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Data News Weekly Endorsements: Leadership for a Better New Orleans
Terry Jones Publisher, Data News Weekly A City at a Defining Moment New Orleans stands at a crossroads. As our city continues to rebuild, reimagine, and reach for a brighter future, the decisions we make […]
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Black Educators Convene to Share Strategies for Boosting the City’s Public Schools
Story and Photos by Daelyn House Data News Weekly Contributor Despite improved high school graduation rates and college enrollment rates, New Orleans students continue to lag behind their peers statewide in core curriculum subjects. This […]