Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Taraji P. Henson’s powerful statement that highlighted the glaring wage disparities faced by Black women in Hollywood perhaps pales in comparison to the meager salaries those in […]
Story and Photos Ja’lyn Jones Data News Weekly Contributor Only 2 percent of rowers are Black. Brannon Johnson, the owner of the first and only Black-owned and operated rowing club in the country, is working […]
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Recent research conducted by Scientific American Online supported fears that facial recognition technology (FRT) can worsen racial inequities in policing. The research found that law enforcement agencies […]
New Orleans Agenda During its regular monthly board meeting, the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) unanimously voted to elect Katie Baudouin as its President and Leila Jacobs Eames as its Vice President. “I express my […]
Jeff Thomas Think504.com With a gun to their heads, the Louisiana Legislature finally redrew the state’s Congressional map. African Americans comprise over 33% of the population. Now Louisiana finally has a second Black Congressional District. […]
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The collateral consequences of a criminal conviction often amount to a lifelong disadvantage, particularly for African Americans. According to the Sentencing Project, in 2010, one in three […]
Data News Staff Edited Report Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King died Monday after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta, which Dexter […]
Data News Staff Edited Report Recently, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) held a press conference with the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus (LLBC) expressing their united commitment to work with the Louisiana Legislature and Governor […]
Data News Staff Edited Report Last week, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the appointment of Terry Davis as the new Director of the Mayor’s Office of Communications. Director Davis will begin his tenure as the Lead […]
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent As the nation commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, civil rights icon, diplomat, and former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young reflected on King’s legacy and progress in […]
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