Commentary
Justice Served
By Julianne Malveaux Just over four years ago, on August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was murdered by Police Officer Darren Wilson. He was shot six times, and might have survived some of the shots, […]
Blog
Featured
A Love Supreme: The Life and Legacy of Paul Beaulieu
By Edwin Buggage A Life Dedicated to Serving Others On July 24 the city loss a great New Orleanian and selfless servant and humanitarian who dedicated his life to helping others. Paul Beaulieu, who was […]
National
Students Celebrate Completion of YouthForce NOLA Summer Internships
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report Nearly 200 New Orleans public high school students celebrated the completion of their participation in the 2018 Summer YouthForce NOLA Internship program (YFI) at a ceremony Tuesday evening. “We […]
Local
City of New Orleans to Award $10 Million in Affordable Housing Funds
On Monday, Mayor Cantrell announced the release of $10 million dollars in funds to go toward affordable housing in New Orleans. The City released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the awarding of approximately […]
Data Zone
2018 Satchmo SummerFest Was Better than Ever
Photos by Kichea S. Burt & Ellen Rosenberg Last weekend, the Vieux Carre’ played host to the 18th Annual Satchmo SummerFest, offering the best in food and music New Orleans has to offer. This unique […]
Health
Howard University President Talks about Living with Sickle Cell Disease
By Lauren Poteat It has been over 100 years since sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood disorder, was first discovered in the United States. However, despite the many years of research and study, SCD […]
National
Black Pastors Praise Trump, Talk Prison Reform at White House Meeting
By Lauren Burke President Donald Trump recently met with a group of Black and Latino pastors about prison reform issues. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been meeting with journalists in off-the-record briefings on the issue […]
Commentary
Amazon Prime and Prejudice
By Barbara Arnwine Amazon claims to be a company that values inclusion and diversity, but a recent report reveals that this façade masks a darker side, as the company profits from selling White supremacist and […]
Data Zone
Kurte Pellerin Turns 60
June Hazeur On Sunday, August 5, 2018, Kurte Pellerin celebrated his 60th Birthday at his Restaurant and Bar in the Wyndham Hotel in New Orleans East to a standing room only crowd. Lisa Amos and […]
Featured
18th Annual SatchmoFest Returns August 3rd – 5th, 2018
By Elise Schenck Satchmo SummerFest is Back and Better than Ever It is that time of year again; the Satchmo SummerFest is in its 18th year, bringing the best in food and music to the […]