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NFL Takes a Knee Against Trump’s Insulting Rhetoric
The New Orleans Saints joined with the rest of the NFL teams, owners and players in a show of unity and solidarity, the likes which have never been seen in the history of the conservative […]
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Data News Encourages You To Get Out and Vote Early Voting Begins Saturday, September 30
The 2017 Mayoral race is fast approaching, and Data News Weekly wants to be sure that all eligible voters are registered and that you cast your vote. Here is all of the information needed to […]
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Mayor Landrieu, National Basketball Players Association Award First-Ever Midnight Basketball Scholarships to Participants
NEW ORLEANS – On Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, Mayor Landrieu and the National Basketball Players Association Foundation (NBPA Foundation) presented the first round of Midnight Basketball scholarships to three Season 15 participants at the final game of […]
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What You Should Know about the Equinox Data Breach Equifax Data Breach Leaves at least 143 Million Consumers at Risk
By Charlene Crowell Record-breaking, back-to-back hurricanes in Houston and Florida brought unprecedented winds and rains affecting millions of Americans. Yet another storm just as brutal, but financial in nature, is raging and affects at least […]
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Fair Housing Center Files Suit Over Insurance Discrimination Against Voucher Landlords
The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) and a New Orleans landlord filed suit on Monday against Covington Specialty Insurance Company, Mesa Underwriters Specialty Insurance Company, and Hull & Company, Inc. in federal court. The […]
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Mayoral Candidates Address Music Policy, Several Forums to Follow
As the race for Mayor approaches its end, residents have several opportunities to learn more about the candidates running for the position. On Monday, September 11th, one of several Mayoral forums as held at the […]
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Dillard University hosts HBO Insecure star Issa Rae
Feeding the minds of the future, Dillard University served up its new season of Brain Food with Actress, Writer, and Producer Issa Rae. Gathering its largest audience since the beginning of the Lecture Series, hundreds […]
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Fast Food Workers in New Orleans Prepare to Strike
Fast Food workers demanding a $15 minimum wage in over 300 U.S. cities held demonstrations this past Labor Day. In New Orleans, Mc Donald Employees at 2757 Canal Street and 1918 Broad Street held protest […]
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Three Ways to Give Back to Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey
Last Week, Hurricane Harvey threatened the Gulf Coast with strong winds and the potential for massive rainfall. By the time it hit the Texas coast, the storm, downgraded to a tropical storm, pummeled and flooded […]
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One of the Oldest HBCUs in the Country Could Fold in September
Stacy M. Brown After years of financial trouble and heartbreaking enrollment decline, Cheyney University, one of the oldest Black institutions of higher education in America, is on the verge of fiscal ruin and in danger […]