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Queens at Battle
Dionne Character Female Empowerment Columnist It is tough trying to find a strong Black man when it seems every last one of them have all gotten one-way tickets to destinations unknown to women, somewhere in […]
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The Legacy Project
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report It may be the biggest family portrait ever. Businessman and former mayoral candidate Troy Henry commissioned a mural that stretches almost the length of a football field, from Religious […]
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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Graduates Demand Federal Contracting Opportunities for Women and Minority-Owned Small Businesses
Brandon Armant President and CEO of BAMM, a Communications Company Black entrepreneurs are starting businesses at higher rates than other groups. In the face of systemic barriers, we’ve built businesses from the ground up, transformed […]
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Benefits of Participating in Clinical Trials for Diverse Patients
Jacksonville Free Press A clinical trial is a type of clinical research. Clinical research is a process to find new and better ways to understand, detect, control, and treat health conditions. Through clinical studies, which […]
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Backstreet Cultural Museum Reopens
Data News Staff Edited Report It has been nearly a year since Hurricane Ida damaged the cultural jewel that celebrates New Orleans’ African American parading culture, the Backstreet Cultural Museum. Now it is reopening sharing […]
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Literacy Advocate Levar Burton Holds Reading Event With City Of NOLA and Osmo
Data News Staff Edited Report Recently, literacy advocate and award-winning actor, speaker and author LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek, Jeopardy!), hosted a LIVE reading event with Osmo from BYJU’S at the Milne Rec Center […]
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As COVID-19 Tore Us Apart, Black Music Kept Us Together
Josephine McNeal Guest Columnist CMRignite Public Relations President Joe Biden declared June to be Black Music Appreciation Month, a time to celebrate the powerful influence Black music has had on American culture and heritage. Originally […]
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Dominique Walker of KIPP Leadership Primary
New Schools for New Orleans In Dominique Walker’s class this year, the students wore crowns. Crowns made of paper and decorated by the children in conjunction with a picture book they read. But Walker, who […]
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10 Facts About Juneteenth
Battefields.org Juneteenth is the oldest nationally-celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Learn about the history of this holiday — celebrated annually on June 19th — by exploring the following ten […]
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Hurricane Season Begins June 1st
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor Hurricane season is upon us again. It is important to begin preparing to keep yourself and your family safe. It starts on Wednesday, June 1st and lasts through Nov. […]