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STAYING CENTERED
DIONNE CHARACTER Female Empowerment Columnist There’s a fire burning in all of us screaming to be reactivated with joy and intentions but until you start slowing down you won’t be able to connect with the […]
Editorials
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The Annual Tremé Fall Festival is Back! Proceeds will Continue to Benefit St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cultural Groups in the Community.
Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Friends of Tremé Culture (FOTC), a non-profit community organization, will host the 7th Annual Tremé Fall Festival with a Patron Party on Thursday, October 13th […]
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A Season of Change
Dionne Character Female Empowerment Columnist This weekend, I sat at the pool feeling the cool breeze blowing against my cheekbones with ease while my ear drums danced to the sounds of the trees telling tales […]
Editorials
Black Journalists Work to Improve Coverage of African American Communities
Photos by Deanna Johns Deanna Johns Data News Weekly Contributor Since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, media outlets across the United States have been taking steps toward diversifying their staff and introducing […]
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OP-ED: A New Kind of Hope Lives Here
Amanda Mahan Operation New Hope, Chief Communications Officer Research has found that 70 million people in the United States have criminal records. Of that number, 63 percent are no longer in jail, on probation, or […]
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Congressman Troy Carter Hosts High School Congressional Essay Contest Winner in Washington, D.C.
Data News Staff Edited Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. hosted his High School Congressional Essay Contest Winner and her mother in Washington, D.C. A junior at Arden Hill Academy […]
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Tattoo Festival Showcased Artists, Road Show Acts at Convention Center
Photos by Deanna Johns Deanna Johns Data News Weekly Contributor Tattoo lovers from around the crescent city gathered at the New Orleans Convention Center for the Fifth Annual Villain Arts Tattoo Convention that took place […]
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Tigers and Jaguars meet up in a historic LSU vs. Southern game
Mckenzi Neal Data News Weekly Contributor Fans from two universities in the state capital: Louisiana State University and Southern University-Baton Rouge, gathered at Death Valley to take part in a historical match-up on Sept. 10, […]
Black Experience
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Former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu, a Racial Bridge Builder Passes Away at Age 92
Data News Staff Edited Report On September 5, 2022, former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu — whose early, lonely stand against segregationists in the Louisiana Legislature launched a political career where he was at the […]