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Recently, Troy Carter was sworn into Congress Tuesday by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Carter was sworn in on the House Floor to fill the 2nd Congressional District seat for the remainder of the 117th Congress in […]

Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report A step forward in history was made Thursday, May 6th in the House Labor Committee of the Louisiana Legislature when HB 245 by Representative Barbara Carpenter passed without objection […]

Laycee Ramsey Data News Weekly Contributor When it comes to gender-based violence during the Pandemic, it’s an issue often swept under the rug. The United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women has dubbed it […]

Data News Weekly Contributor Roughly a year in, students of New Orleans had to adjust to online learning for most of their time in school. Around January 4, 2021, majority of the public schools in […]

Story and Photos by Madison Brydie Data News Weekly Contributor As the number of fully vaccinated residents in Louisiana increased weekly to 413,000 by April 12th, Southern University joined the statewide push in the fight […]

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief In the race to replace Cedric Richmond to represent Louisiana 2nd Congressional District, Troy Carter placed first in the primary and is headed to the run-off. During the March 20th election Troy […]

Alpha Phi Alpha is committed to community leadership for healthy, safe, and just communities, where all can thrive. Over the years we have contributed leadership in areas as diverse as natural disaster response, awarding scholarships […]