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Street Renamed to Honor Dr. Norman C. Francis
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor The City of New Orleans is continuing to turn the page on a legacy of racial strife and division. In a recent move to change the names of streets […]
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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Wilbert “Mr. Chill” Wilson
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief It has been one year since the untimely death of a beloved member of the community, Wilbert “Mr. Chill” Wilson, who died in 2019 after battling Pancreatic Cancer. Wilson was best known […]
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Ashe’ Cultural Arts Center
Elise Schenck Data News Weekly Contributor During these uncertain times; the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to impact so many people in the City of New Orleans. This is affecting residents lives and livelihoods; most notably, for […]
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13 Year Old Entrepreneur Marli Lyric Gives Back to the Community During the Holiday Season
Jaaz Thomas Over the past few months that quarantine and COVID-19 has presented, there have been lots of challenges and obstacles to face. With those obstacles, there have also been some success stories. Marli Lyric, […]
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Local College Admissions Adapts to COVID-19
Scott Lipscomb Data News Weekly Contributor When applying for college, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and the American College Test (ACT) examinations are required for high school students to prepare for and submit for acceptance. […]
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State Leaders Announce 10-Year Plan for a Healthier State
Manuel Scherif Data News Weekly Contributor The COVID-19 Pandemic revealed the health inequities across the state. Louisiana, and, New Orleans, in particular, carried some of the worse numbers for COVID-19 deaths at the start of […]
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Professional Athletes Highlight their support for New Orleans HBCUs
Scott Lipscomb Data News Weekly Contributor Former 18-year NFL veteran and 5-time MVP Peyton Manning is using his retirement to highlight HBCUs in his birth city – New Orleans, and across the Gulf Coast. During […]
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Marc H. Morial Returns Home to Kick-Off his Independent Bookstores Virtual Gumbo Coalition Leadership Lecture Series and Book Tour
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS, La. December 13, 2020 — Marc H. Morial’s Gumbo Coalition Leadership has partnered with Harper Collins and One Street Books to host this National Lecture Series and […]
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City Commission Proposes 37 Street and Places for Renaming
Manuel Scherif Data News Weekly Contributor The newly formed New Orleans City Council Street Renaming Commission will consider 37 streets, parks, and public places named after Confederate figures and White supremacists, for future renaming. The […]
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Sharlayne Jackson Prevost becomes first African American elected Judge of Second Parish Court Division A in Jefferson Parish
Data News Staff Edited Report In what is historical times for African Americans and women running for elected office; there is another historic first that took place in Jefferson Parish on Election Night. Sharlayne Jackson-Prevost […]