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Kelsyn Parker Data News Weekly Contributor The United Negro College Fund adapted its Annual National Walk for Education to a virtual format given the COVID-19 Pandemic, in support of its mission to raise funds for […]

Kelsyn Parker Data News Weekly Contributor Mental Health Disorders rank as the 11th leading cause of death in the United States for all age groups. COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 190,000 Americans. This […]

Nigell Moses Data News Weekly Contributor A culmination of fear, anger and hope describes the emotional toll of racism and the injustices African Americans in the United States endure each day. Although African Americans account […]

City of New Orleans NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell today commemorated the 15th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a wreath-laying ceremony hosted by the Crescent City Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association, the Orleans Embalmers […]

Andrenecia Morris Executive Director, HousingNOLA Two years ago, HousingNOLA launched our Community Development Finance Plan in order to quantify the cost of creating the Affordable Housing opportunities needed to end New Orleans’ housing crisis. We […]

Photos by Davis Haywood and Tariq Shotwell The Ephesus SDA Church hosted a drive-thru food distribution on August 22nd in response to COVID-19 and the vital assistance needed for families within the New Orleans Uptown […]

City of New Orleans NEW ORLEANS- Recently, Councilmember-At-Large Helena Moreno, in partnership with the Cantrell Administration, filed a millage resolution lowering the overall ad valorem, or property, tax rates for New Orleanians. This is the […]

June Hazeur Data News Weekly Contributor Sharon McGee Williams, a 30-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department died on Sunday, July 26th, 2020 at the age of 54 passed due to complications from COVID-19. […]