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2020 The Year in Review
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief 2020: Adjusting to the New Normal In the year 2020 it was one that saw a lot happen in our City, state, and the world. The year started as normal with much […]
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Data Zone
NORDC Toy Drive and Giveaway
Data News Staff Edited Report NORDC continues their mission of providing top level recreation service to the residents of the City of New Orleans. On December 19,2020 they joined in the spirit of giving by […]
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Marc Morial Book Signing and Virtual Lecture Series on Leadership Kicks off in New Orleans
Marc H. Morial returned home to Kick-Off his Independent Bookstores Virtual Gumbo Coalition Leadership Lecture Series and Book Tour to speak about his book “The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Leadership Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite […]
Dollars and Sense
New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce Announces New Executive Director and 2021 Board of Directors
Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce (NORBCC) has announced that LaVerne Toombs will lead the organization as the new Executive Director. Ms. Toombs brings over […]
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13 Year Old Entrepreneur Marli Lyric Gives Back to the Community During the Holiday Season
Jaaz Thomas Over the past few months that quarantine and COVID-19 has presented, there have been lots of challenges and obstacles to face. With those obstacles, there have also been some success stories. Marli Lyric, […]
Commentary
Continuing Our Mission as “The People’s Paper” in 2021 and Beyond
Terry B. Jones Publisher, Data News Weekly This has been quite a year not only for our City, but our nation and world. We at Data News Weekly, in our job as “The People’s Paper” […]
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Local College Admissions Adapts to COVID-19
Scott Lipscomb Data News Weekly Contributor When applying for college, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and the American College Test (ACT) examinations are required for high school students to prepare for and submit for acceptance. […]
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Pandemic’s impact on Mental Health Should not be Ignored, Experts Say
Scott Lipscomb Data News Weekly Contributor The prolonged pandemic, combined with social isolation, is one of the areas, professionals say, has hit everyone’s emotional well-being extremely hard. While some people have lost their jobs, others […]
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State Leaders Announce 10-Year Plan for a Healthier State
Manuel Scherif Data News Weekly Contributor The COVID-19 Pandemic revealed the health inequities across the state. Louisiana, and, New Orleans, in particular, carried some of the worse numbers for COVID-19 deaths at the start of […]
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Professional Athletes Highlight their support for New Orleans HBCUs
Scott Lipscomb Data News Weekly Contributor Former 18-year NFL veteran and 5-time MVP Peyton Manning is using his retirement to highlight HBCUs in his birth city – New Orleans, and across the Gulf Coast. During […]