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Kaelin Maloid As of 2017 Black women are 7.3 percent of the U.S Population, but they make up less than 5 percent of officeholders in Congress, statewide offices and state legislatures, according to chicagotribune.com. Twenty-two […]

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent An estimated 64,000 Black girls and women across the United States that have gone missing. Iniaya Wilson and Skylar Minnie are also among an unfortunately growing number of […]

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Come to the Crescent City The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) presents the return of the iconic Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) for two main stage performances on March […]

Story & Photos by Kichea S. Burt Data News Weekly Contributor They came to bless the grounds and the rest of us came to observe and participate. Located on the West Bank of the Mississippi […]

Edwin Buggage Editor On the eve of the Mayor’s Annual Mardi Gras Ball Data News Weekly sat down with New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell, where she spoke to Editor, Edwin Buggage and Publisher, Terry Jones […]

Black Carnival Season Data Staff Edited Report It’s Carnival Time Carnival 2019 is in full gear and Mardi Gras Day is steadily creeping upon us. It is a time where a city steeped in the […]

By Darby Farr Data News Weekly Contributor A century and a half This year Dillard University marked 150 years since its founding as Straight University. Southern University in Baton Rouge, Grambling University, and Xavier University […]

Edwin Buggage Editor Southern University’s has more than 130 years of Excellence in Higher Education. From its beginning to the present day it is at the forefront of educational institutions in the State of Louisiana, […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Again, we are in the month of February which is Black History Month, where the nation observes and celebrates the achievements of African-Americans. Data News Weekly, in our role as […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Purchased Lives Exhibit Examines Slave Trade On the heels of celebrating its 300th Anniversary, one that was filled with many celebrations and exhibitions showcasing the rich and colorful history of […]