Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Diahann Carroll, the trailblazing actress and first Black woman to star in a non-servant role in a television series has died. She was 84. Carroll starred as nurse Julia […]
Story and Photos Lacee Ancar Data News Weekly Contributor The artists needed no introduction. “I wear an exclamation point as my name,” proclaimed Poet Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes, one of the featured performers at “A Night […]
Anne Branigin Writer, the root.com It was described as “stunning,” “rare,” and “inspirational”: Brandt Jean, the younger brother of Botham Jean, killed last year at the hands of a Dallas police officer who mistakenly walked […]
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Any attempt by a President to use the office of the presidency of the United States for personal political gain—rather than the national interest—fundamentally undermines our […]
Story and Photos by Kortney Williams Data News Weekly Contributor The sounds of New Orleans jazz played as the smell of fried fish and chicken filled the air for locals and tourists who gathered at […]
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Mark Veals Jr Data News Weekly Contributor With statewide primary elections on Oct. 12, and 2020 presidential elections already in full swing, political candidates have been making their case to young voters. One simple reason: […]
Story and Photos Hannah Joy Shareef Data News Weekly Contributor The tender, juicy, crunchy, and sometimes salty endulgence of fried chicken is an integral part of the culinary culture of African Americans across the south. […]
Data News Staff Edited Report Election Season in Full Swing…Get Out and Vote There are many races both at the local and state level with candidates running for office in several races. Of course the […]
Karu F. Daniels Writer, the root.com It’s 2019 and black folks are still making history with “first feats”—in entertainment of all places. We’ve come a long way…but we still got a long way to go. […]
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