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Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Tributes have continued to pour in for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who announced on July 14 his retirement as President and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, […]

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly New Orleans Natives Making their Mark in the Entertainment Industry Actors Nicoy Banks and Lucky Johnson are becoming renowned figures in the world of film, stage, and television. They […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent As she watched her conservative majority colleagues on the high court issue the death knell to affirmative action on Thursday, June 29, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown […]

Dionne Character Entertainment Columnist Celebrating Black Excellence: A Bold Vision for the Future Essence Fest began as a one-time event celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Essence, a magazine aimed at African American women. Almost three […]

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 […]