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Recovering Lost Stories
By Piper Thurman The world may remember August 2005 like any other start of a new school year, a new job, or even the start of a new season. But New Orleans will forever remember […]
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Xavier Student Establishes a Business to Feed New Orleans Homeless Communities
By Amyre Brandom-Skinner Many know him as a dual-degree senior at Xavier University of Louisiana but to the New Orleans community he is a business owner that gives back as often as he can. Marloes […]
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Alex Schoenbaud Jewish Scholarship Fund Launches at St. Augustine H.S
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – On Wednesday, December 12th, The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans and St. Augustine High School, on behalf of Philanthropist Emily Schoenbaum, announced the creation of the Alex Schoenbaum Jewish Scholarship […]
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Entergy Names David Ellis to Lead Entergy New Orleans
David D. Ellis, a 27-year veteran providing global reliability and clean energy technology solutions, has been named to lead Entergy New Orleans, LLC, as its president and CEO, Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) announced today. Ellis […]
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Making Strokes and Setting Records in College Tennis
By Chris Anders For the first time in collegiate tennis history, Xavier University of Louisiana women’s tennis team is ranked first among all Historically Black College and University Programs. The Gold Nuggets, led by New […]
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“This Is Me” HBCU Film Festival Showcases Local Black Creatives
By Ka’Lya Ellis “This Is Me” can mean many things from the food people eat to the way people talk to how they choose to dress. These are all expressions of a person’s individuality. That […]
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Local Entrepreneurs Pop-Up at the Propeller Incubator
By Jared Braud For many generations, food has always brought people together. And on Nov. 15th, Propeller, a social innovator non-profit, hosted its Pop Fundraiser to support its mission of reducing inequities by preparing and […]
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Pinkett Aims to Inpsire Next Wave of Black Entrepreneurs
By Tylan Nash Data News Weekly Contributor With over 2.6 million Black-owned businesses in the U.S., many entrepreneurs launch into their work never even knowing the first thing about running a business. They learn through […]
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OneEgg: Using Nutrition to Transform Education
By Piper Thurman Data News Weekly Contributor One egg is all it took to change the lives of many children in various countries, like Rwanda, Honduras, Nepal, Haiti, Nigeria, and more. That is the gospel […]
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Now is the Time to Enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace
NEW ORLEANS — This week marks the beginning of open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace. Starting today, local organizations are mobilizing to help Greater New Orleans area residents sign up for health insurance coverage […]