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Benjamin Bates Data News Weekly Contributor The newly seated board, voted into office by the at-large membership of the Dryades YMCA, recently named Erika Mann, Chief Executive Officer of the Dryades YMCA. This is an […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Juneteenth is now a national holiday in the United States. It commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Data News Weekly shares a brief history of this […]

Xavier University of Louisiana x In May 1975, Clarence Becknell, Sr., crossed the stage to proudly accept his bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Xavier University of Louisiana. A veteran of the then-recent Vietnam […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Earlier this week the nation celebrated Memorial Day, which is a day of reflection and remembrance for those who died while serving in the U.S. military. While […]

Data News Staff Edited Report New Orleans Public Television Station WYES celebrates Leah Chase, the “Queen of Creole Cuisine,” in a new 26- part national cooking series featuring members of the legendary chef’s family. THE […]

Benjamin Bates Data News Weekly Contributor Over Five Decades of Impact It’s been 57 years since Data News Weekly was started by Joseph “Scoop” Jones. In its early years the newspaper filled a void, making […]

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly ABCT It’s More than a Theater…It’s Culture! It’s been 50 years since Anthony Bean first emerged on the theater scene forming the Ethiopian Theater with his brother, the late […]