Editorials
Editorials
Editorials
LEAH CHASES’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
WHAT: A MUSICAL AND ARTISTIC CELEBRATION OF CHEF LEAH CHASE’S 95TH BIRTHDAY WHO: The Edgar “Dooky” & Leah Chase Family Foundation, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Orchestra featuring Ellis Marsalis; The New Orleans Ballet; The […]
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Black Women and Girls Deserve More Respect, Visibility in the #MeToo Movement
By Ed Gray This has been a monumental year for the reaffirmation of women’s rights in the workplace and the ballot booth. This is long overdue. The battle for the rights of women, and specifically […]
Editorials
Five Tips to Stress-Free Homeownership from the Experts
For most people, the decision to purchase a home is the single biggest financial commitment they will make in a lifetime of decision-making. The decision to buy a home, especially a first home, involves so […]
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Trump Makes George W. Bush Look Like the 2nd Best U.S. President
By Julianne Malveaux I never thought I would miss President George W. Bush, our 43rd president, and I’ve never much thought of him as a great, or even a good speaker; but the speech he […]
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It Takes A Village to Raise A Child Alvin “Doc” Williams Ph.D.
By Edwin Buggage There is the well-known African Proverb; It Takes a Village to Raise a Child. Alvin “Doc” Williams, eight decades of life embodies these words as he’s risen from living in a […]
Editorials
Don’t Be Fooled – This Election is Serious!
Data News Editorial Last week, we shed light on a recent mailer and website from a PAC (Political Action Committee) calling itself NOTFORSALENOLA.com, that has been sending out print mailers and launching online attacks, targeting […]
Black Experience
Meet The 2016 – 2017 Trailblazers
Data News Staff Report Each month, Data News Weekly pays tribute to an individual doing extraordinary things in the community. For years, Data has highlighted these outstanding people as Trailblazers of the Month. These are […]
Editorials
Diary of a Katrina Survivor: Twelve Years Later
Katrina Reflections It is again that time of the year when we reflect on the days that changed our lives forever. It was a dozen years ago that we experienced Hurricane Katrina and the […]
Editorials
Tony Brual: Fighting the Good Fight
Tony Brual is someone who has for more than two decades dedicated his life to serving those in need. He says this quality is something that was implanted in him early by his parents the […]