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Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor A City Built on Black Entrepreneurship  August is National Black Business Month, a time to recognize and uplift Black-owned businesses nationwide. In New Orleans—a city whose culture, cuisine, and […]

Gabrielle Cromwell Data News Weekly Contributor Black women are the most educated group in America according to statistics for the National Center for Education Statistics. They are also the fastest growing entrepreneurial group in the […]

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly It was sixty years ago, on March 7, 1965, that a group of determined activists set out from Selma, Alabama, marching for one of the most fundamental rights in […]

Glenda Bell Data News Weekly Contributor The story of America cannot be told without the contributions of Black women. From the fight for abolition and civil rights to breaking barriers in politics, science, and the […]

Story and Photos by Aaliyah Brown Data News Weekly Contributor Over 100 student athletes across New Orleans universities came together for a Special Super Bowl Unity Summit that featured Rapper and Activist Meek Mill in […]

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly In these challenging times, it is crucial to recognize the invaluable role African Americans have played in shaping the United States. Black History is not separate from American History—it […]

Story and Photos by Glenn Summers Data News Weekly Contributor Kimlee Rogers has made history as the first African American male elected King of the Knights of Sparta for 2025. Founded in 1951 as a […]

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly Tragedy Strikes on Bourbon Street As revelers brought in the New Year in New Orleans during the early hours of January 1, 2025, a tragic terrorist attack unfolded in […]

Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor As we enter the New Year, many will say their New Year Resolution, is to be more fit. This week the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission today announced […]