Commentary
Vote 2018 – America is on the Ballot
By Jeffrey L . Boney The 2018 midterm elections are nearly upon us. The United States of America, in 2018, is at a major crossroads and there is too much at stake to simply ignore […]
Blog
Entertainment
Bill Cosby Sentenced to 3 to 10 Years in Prison, Files Notice of Appeal
By Stacy M. Brown Bill Cosby arrived at the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania courthouse in a black SUV surrounded by his publicists and attorneys. He left in a prison van, escorted by sheriff’s deputies. His lawyers […]
Data Zone
New Orleans National Fried Chicken Festival Highlights
Photos Courtesy of The National Fried Chicken Festival There’s nothing like fried chicken, and nobody does it better than we do in New Orleans. That’s what makes the National Fried Chicken Festival such a fan […]
Featured
Fall Festival Season in New Orleans
Benjamin Bates New Orleans is a city that loves to celebrate. As anyone knows there are countless festivals for everything under the sun. As we are now entering the fall, Data News Weekly have chosen […]
Editorials
Spiritually Speaking…
By James A. Washington It’s been some time ago, but I again heard one of the most powerful sayings a friend of mine once said, right before he was about to be installed as the […]
Editorials
Urban Revitalization Is Also Social Justice
By Tyler Lewis Low-income neighborhoods are often the sites of dumping and waste, and experts continue to debate how communities fix this or not preserve themselves at all. Attempts at urban revitalization are often seen […]
Commentary
The Sin, Hypocrisy and Racism of White Privilege
By Austin R. Cooper, Jr. The U.S. Constitution gives three eligibility requirements to be president: one must be 35 years of age, a resident within the United States for fourteen years and a natural born […]
Data Zone
NNPA Leadership Awards Honors Legendary Poll Worker and Esteemed Legislators
By Stacy M. Brown The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 2018 National Leadership Awards Reception provided what one might expect when California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green, and South Carolina’s Jim […]
Local
Dillard University Student Selected for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
NEW ORLEANS – The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities recently named their 2018 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars – the Initiative’s highest student recognition. Chevel Powell, ‘19, is among the 63 students selected […]
Commentary
The Miseducation of “Betsy DeVoid”
By Julianne Malveaux Even her boss, the 45th President of the United States, is derisive of Education Secretary Betsey DeVoid, the Devos woman who is devoid, absent, of good sense. She may have even been […]