Commentary
From Desire to Purpose…
Renee Dugue Executive Director, Reborn and Rising I am truly Naturally New Orleans! To know me is to know that The N.O. raised me, The Most High’s grace and mercy saved me, and life in […]
Blog
Featured
The Gift of Music: Ellis Marsalis, Jr. 1934-2020
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report New Orleans is a City with a great musical heritage. It is the birthplace of Jazz, a music that many would argue is one the world’s most influential and […]
News
Small Black Businesses Adapt to Survive Through Covid-19
Jordan Deloch Data News Weekly Contributor A month ago, business was booming. Today, with the spread of Covid-19, small Black business owners said they are having a hard time finding the light at the end […]
Data Zone
NOLA Stay at Home Part 2
Fleur De Lis Data News Weekly Columnist COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is something that is changing all our lives. Many of us spending more time indoors. While physical contact is being limited, people are reaching out and […]
Commentary
We Can’t Find a Cure for the Coronavirus Without Ending Homelessness
Andreanecia M. Morris Executive Director, HousingNOLA How can we tell people to stay home, when they don’t have homes? How can we tell people they’re safe today and make no plans for their future? These […]
National
NNPA President Pens Op-Ed Urging for the Protection of Black Americans during Pandemic
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., authored an op-ed for The Hill, a major daily publication that’s known to influence policy […]
Local
CENSUS Must Move Forward During COVID-19 Pandemic
Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor This year, the Census Bureau is making preparations to complete the huge task of counting everyone in the U.S. The U.S. population is now over 330 million people. Interest […]
Featured
Schalyece Harrison The Right Choice for Judge of First City Court, Section B
Edwin Buggage Data News Weekly Editor-in-Chief It is a time in our City where the need for leaders with the right combination of skills to serve the people of New Orleans with competence, integrity, compassion […]
News
New Orleans Residents Respond to the Spread of the Coronavirus
Jordan Deloch Data News Weekly Contributor Over the span of January to March, in response to the worldwide spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), U.S. citizens say they are now increasing their awareness about the virus and […]
Data Zone
Audubon Zoo Soulfest 2020
Photos by Glenn Summers Data News Staff Photographer It is that time again, this year’s Annual Soul Fest in New Orleans is an African American Cultural Celebration held at the Audubon Zoo. The two-day engagement […]