By Temitayo Odulaja The Mardi Gras Indians are a mainstay in the City of New Orleans that has shaped the community for centuries. However, their origin still remains somewhat faintly understood. On April 12, 2018, […]
By Temitayo Odulaja To mark the final Brain Food Series for the academic year at Dillard University, WWL-TV Anchor, Sheba Turk, detailed her life experiences and her journey to becoming a reporter. Turk shared from […]
By Jade Myers It’s not often that you get four New Orleans mayors together in one sitting. But on April 5th, mayors: present-past-and-future, took a walk down memory lane in the City they served, for […]
Data Staff Reports On Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee touted a report from Dr. Jim Richardson of the Public Administration Institute at Louisiana State University […]
By Temitayo Odulaja Acclaimed Sports Journalist Jemele Hill elaborated on the struggles and triumphs that eventually made her a prominent sports personality. She spoke at the Brain Food Series at Dillard University’s Georges Auditorium on […]
By Michele McCalope BATON ROUGE—Following a 10-month investigation into the extrajudicial killing of Alton Sterling, Louisiana’s Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that his office would not pursue criminal charges against the officers involved. Sterling, a […]
Photos by Kichea S. Burt The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation hosted it’s press conference for the 2018 New Orleans Jazz Fest which will run April 27-29 and May 3-6 at the Fair Grounds Race Course on […]
By Edwin Buggage As we continue our over 50-year mission as “The People’s Paper” we at Data News Weekly want to thank all of those who came out and voted in the election and let […]
Data Staff Edited Report Ashé Cultural Arts Center announces the Kuumba Institute Summer Program for children ages 6 to 16. The seven-week program runs from June 4 to July 20, 2018, operating Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. […]
By Brianna Montgomery Female musicians have been in the shadows of male musicians for many decades, but their stories are hardly ever told. But in revisiting the Judy Chaikin Documentary “The Girls in the Band,” […]
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