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Highlights of Black Masking Festival 2018
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Legacy of Female Musicians still a Little Known Story in Women’s History
By Brianna Montgomery Female musicians have been in the shadows of male musicians for many decades, but their stories are hardly ever told. But in revisiting the Judy Chaikin Documentary “The Girls in the Band,” […]
News
College Students Join National Walkout Day Protests
By Amyre Brandom-Skinner Across the country, students walked out of their classrooms in response to the national debate on gun violence. And in New Orleans, crowds of students left their classrooms at 10 a.m. on […]
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Data Strut Award Winner: Iyanni Davis
By Delaney George Being a model is more than your high heels, and beauty. Being a model is being a live display of how to be, a model shows the way, and 17-year-old Iyanni Davis […]
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Black Masking Cultural Festival Highlights
Photos by Lamarcus Smith On March 18, 2018, the Inaugural Black Masking Cultural Festival and Feather Fundraiser took place. This event was in association with Data News Weekly, French Market Association, Cumulus Broadcasting, BNOLA and […]
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First Student-Led Jefferson Parish Sheriff Candidates Forum
The Jeremiah Group continues to practice what the Founding Fathers preached: the ongoing attempts to make democracy an everyday reality for more and more Americans On Monday, March 12, 2018, The Jeremiah Group presented the […]
Commentary
We Don’t Have To Respect Republicans Intellectually Any More
By John Slade Host, WBOK’s Up To Date We no longer have to take the Republicans Party seriously. It appears to be the one good thing that has come from the Trump mis-administration. First, we […]
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The 2018 UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball: A Night of Elegance
Photo by Cedric A. Ellsworth, Vincent Sylvain & Edwin Buggage The UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball is one of New Orleans’ signature fundraising galas and premier social events of the year. On hand for the festive […]
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Civil Rights Exhibit Tells Story of Children/Teens In The Movement
By Victoria Clark Doretha Smith walked around the lobby of the sixth floor as she acknowledged old pictures of herself and her friends. As she walked forward and spoke to people nearby her, others started […]
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Lupita’s Takes the Oscars Again
By Delaney George It’s no secret that Actress Lupita Nyong’o’s beauty is show-stopping, but her style speaks volumes every time she hits the red carpet. Who could forget her 2017 Oscars’ baby blue Prada dress? […]