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2019 Oscars: Black Filmmakers Win Big
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor The 2019 Academy Awards have come to an end and #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackBoyJoy were in full effect as some of our favorites walked away […]
News
Purchased Lives Exhibit Examines the Roots of African Americans
By Kelsyn Parker Data News Weekly Contributor Time flies by and memories are often forgotten, however a historical footprint left behind by ancestors leave a rich history of their roots that still thrives today. Documentation […]
Local
Baby Dolls Reflect on their Unique Tradition in Mardi Gras
By Edward Carter, III Data News Weekly Contributor The Baby Dolls emerged in segregated areas around Uptown, then became a mainstay during Mardi Gras around 1912, and are now known to be one of the […]
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Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball
Photos by Glenn Summers Data News Weekly Contributor Last Friday our new mayor, Latoya Cantrell, started off the Mardi Gras season with a blast. The Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball at Gallier Hall was very well […]
Local
Femme Fatale Rolled Through Uptown With Female Empowerment
By Hannah Joy Shareef Data News Weekly Contributor Residents turned out to see Grammy Award-Winner Irma Thomas who served as the Grand Marshall this year for the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale’s Parade along the […]
Commentary
To Be Equal: Jussie Smollett Case Threatens to Distract from the Rising Tide of Hate Crimes
By Marc H. Morial President & CEO National Urban League “I’m left hanging my head and asking why. Why would anyone, especially an African American man use the symbolism of a noose to make false […]
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Ms. Alicia Carr’s Birthday Party at Prime Example
Photos by Glenn Summers Miss Alicia celebrated her big 60th birthday last Friday, February 22, 2019 with family and friends at The Prime Example Nightclub. The music was pumping, the libation was flowing, and […]
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New Orleans A City of Traditions
Black Carnival Season Data Staff Edited Report It’s Carnival Time Carnival 2019 is in full gear and Mardi Gras Day is steadily creeping upon us. It is a time where a city steeped in the […]