Commentary
Justice Served
By Julianne Malveaux Just over four years ago, on August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was murdered by Police Officer Darren Wilson. He was shot six times, and might have survived some of the shots, […]
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National
Students Celebrate Completion of YouthForce NOLA Summer Internships
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report Nearly 200 New Orleans public high school students celebrated the completion of their participation in the 2018 Summer YouthForce NOLA Internship program (YFI) at a ceremony Tuesday evening. “We […]
Local
City of New Orleans to Award $10 Million in Affordable Housing Funds
On Monday, Mayor Cantrell announced the release of $10 million dollars in funds to go toward affordable housing in New Orleans. The City released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the awarding of approximately […]
Health
Howard University President Talks about Living with Sickle Cell Disease
By Lauren Poteat It has been over 100 years since sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood disorder, was first discovered in the United States. However, despite the many years of research and study, SCD […]
National
Black Pastors Praise Trump, Talk Prison Reform at White House Meeting
By Lauren Burke President Donald Trump recently met with a group of Black and Latino pastors about prison reform issues. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been meeting with journalists in off-the-record briefings on the issue […]
Commentary
Amazon Prime and Prejudice
By Barbara Arnwine Amazon claims to be a company that values inclusion and diversity, but a recent report reveals that this façade masks a darker side, as the company profits from selling White supremacist and […]
Data Zone
Kurte Pellerin Turns 60
June Hazeur On Sunday, August 5, 2018, Kurte Pellerin celebrated his 60th Birthday at his Restaurant and Bar in the Wyndham Hotel in New Orleans East to a standing room only crowd. Lisa Amos and […]
Featured
18th Annual SatchmoFest Returns August 3rd – 5th, 2018
By Elise Schenck Satchmo SummerFest is Back and Better than Ever It is that time of year again; the Satchmo SummerFest is in its 18th year, bringing the best in food and music to the […]
Entertainment
LeBron James
“We’re in a position right now in America where this whole race thing is taking over. One, because I believe our president is trying to divide us. He’s dividing us, and what I’ve noticed over […]
Local
Local School Supply Lists Now Available For One-Click Shopping on TeacherLists
Data News Staff Report Parents from local schools have a new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year as all of their school’s supply lists are now posted on TeacherLists.com. With just one […]