National
Black Girl Magic
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire “Let’s pause here to give a little credit where credit is due. Freeing 17 prisoners – all of whom were serving life sentences without parole – is impressive […]
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Commentary
Rebuilding Mazant Royale is the only way to Put Housing First
Andreanecia M. Morris Executive Director, HousingNOLA In 2007, the New Orleans City Council voted to begin a massive overhaul of New Orleans Public Housing Developments by approving the demolition of four public housing sites. […]
Health
May is Mental Health Month
Cory Watkins Divisional Director, The Jason Foundation, Inc. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an annual observance designed to increase awareness about mental health and mental illness. According to Mental Health America (MHA), adolescent depression […]
Data Zone
Fun on the Bayou!
Photos by Kichea S. Burt Bayou Boogaloo 2019 opened last Friday, May 17th and culminated on Sunday after being forced to delay for 2 hours due to persistent, heavy thunderstorms. But gray skies turned blue, […]
Featured
ABCT Performance Arts Summer Camp – Where Young Stars are Born
By Edwin Buggage It is that time of year again where young stars are born. The Anthony Bean Community Theater (ABCT) is again holding its Annual Performance Arts Summer Camp. This year it will be […]
Health
Learn Your Numbers During Stroke Awareness
By Roger Caldwell NNPA Newswire Contributor May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and it is very significant to me, because I am a stroke survivor. As a stroke survivor, I consider myself to be a […]
Black Experience
Artists Talk the Culture of Haiti in New Orleans Today
Photos and Article by Darby Farr Data News Weekly Contributor In marking the cultural ties between New Orleans and Haiti, artists from both places celebrated their linkages at the “Haiti Is Us” music and talk […]
Data Zone
Black Excellence
Data Staff Writers Saturday, May 11th was a beautiful day of triumph and achievement as New Orleans’ three HBCUs, Dillard, SUNO and Xavier Universities, conferred degrees upon hundreds of graduating seniors as well as many […]
Data Zone
36th Annual Mother’s Day Celebration at Audubon Zoo
Data Staff Writers It was all about family and fun during the 36th annual Mother’s Day Celebration presented by Children’s Hospital and Touro Infirmary at Audubon Zoo Sunday, May 12, 2019 . The families who […]
National
House Democrats Want Us to do Their Jobs
Oscar H. Blayton NNPA Contributor $174,000.00 – That’s what every member of the House of Representatives receives in salary each year. Every member, that is, except Nancy Pelosi, who as the Speaker of the House, […]