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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 […]

Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS (May 1, 2023) – Today, District Attorney Williams, joined by Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Forrest Ladd and members of the Ricou Family, discussed the conviction of defendant James […]

Dionne Character Entertainment Columnist The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, or as the locals call it, Jazz Fest, is the celebration of the unique culture and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana. Featuring an […]

Story and Photos by Trinity Johnson Data News Weekly Contributor The National Healthy Start Association marked Black Maternal Health Week to bring awareness to the fact that the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women […]

Dionne Character | Entertainment Columnist Celebrating its 40th Anniversary, the 2023 French Quarter Festival returns this Spring, April 13-16th. Each year, thousands of attendees from near and far make their way to New Orleans’ Historic […]

Data News Staff Edited Report It’s a historic moment in American history on April 4, 2023. Where for approximately two hours, for the first time in his life, Donald Trump was not a free man. […]

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly New Orleans: A Unique Cultural Gumbo The connection between New Orleans and the Continent of Africa is the roux that gives the City of New Orleans its unmistakable flavor. […]

Bambi Hall Data News Weekly Contributor As we near the end of Women’s History Month, we’d like to take a moment to introduce you to women in New Orleans who are diligently engaged on multiple […]