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Forever A Fighter
Karin Hopkins Data News Weekly Contributor Knocked Down And Dazed When Kyshun Webster reflects on Hurricane Katrina from a personal perspective, he sees how the worst time in his life molded him into a man […]
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Viola Davis Stars in the Epic Film “The Woman King”
Elise Schenck Data News Weekly Contributor In the age of MeToo and women raising their voices, this film is one that speaks to the moment, while looking back at the historical greatness of women. On […]
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The Moment of Now
Dionne Character Female Empowerment Columnist Past events can haunt us all when we live in yesterday not looking forward to today because we are so focused on what was, what could have been and not […]
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Lower Ninth Ward Hosts First Festival
photos by Tyana Jackson Tyana Jackson Data News Weekly Contributor On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, many neighborhoods in New Orleans are still finding ways to recover, and revive their neighborhoods, both physically and economically […]
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Faces Recall Petition
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor Last week an official petition to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been filed in state offices in Baton Rouge. According to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office they confirmed […]
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Katrina Babies
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly It is seventeen years later, and New Orleans continues to evolve into a city that is changing. Neighborhoods, schools, and communities are being reconfigured in ways that the traditional […]
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2nd Annual Congo Square Fest
Photos by Larry Panna and Peter Nakhid Congo Square, located in Armstrong Park, holds great significance to New Orleans and the world. Last week Delfeayo Marsalis held the 2nd Annual Congo Square Festival. It honored […]
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Dr. Adierah Berger Elevated to International High School of New Orleans’ Next CEO and Head of School
New Orleans Agenda NEW ORLEANS – Dr. Adierah Berger has been named CEO and Head of School for the International High School of New Orleans’ by the Board of Trustees of the Voices for International […]
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Councilman Eugene Green Welcomes Shakor Studios to District “D”
Data News Staff Edited Report Last week, Shakor Studios Art Studio and Gallery celebrated today the grand opening at its new location, 3306 Elysian Fields Avenue. Shakor, the proprietor, is a talented artist and successful […]
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Investing in the Children
Anthony Bean Founder and Director of ABCT I am not a social scientist who can explain the why and wherefore of things, but it seems to me that Hurricane Katrina has a lasting effect on […]