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Carnival Time…Celebrating Life New Orleans Style
Fleur De Lis Data News Weekly Contributor What’s up all my beautiful people of the 5-0-4.? It was an amazing Carnival Season. As a lover of all things New Orleans, I can say that it […]
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Le Petit Theatre opens Spring 2022 Season with Marcus Gardley’s Obie Award-Winning Stage Play “The House That Will Not Stand”
Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS – Termed “Sensuous, witty, heartbreaking, and uplifting” by the critics, The House That Will Not Stand, Marcus Gardley’s 2019 Obie Award-winning stage production about free women of color […]
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Abolition Newspaper Revived for Nation Grappling with Racism
The Emancipator was America’s First Newspaper Dedicated to Advocating for the End of Slavery. Because Racism is Still so Prevalent in this Country, the publication will be Resurrected over 200 Years Later. Philip Marcelo BOSTON […]
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Urban League of Louisiana Encourages Citizens to Say NO to HB14 and SB1!
Urban League of Lousiana The Voting Rights Act imposes an obligation on states to ensure that a racial minority of voters have an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of […]
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David & The Gladiators of The Batistes
Data News Staff Edited And the beat goes on with Louisiana Hall of Famer, David Batiste on Saturday, February 19, 2022, in the line-up at Family Gras, a free music festival that took place two […]
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Civil Rights Leaders Challenge NFL Team Owners to Prioritize Racial Diversity and Inclusion
Data News Staff Edited Report In the continued fight for justice, equity and inclusion, Civil Rights Leaders continue to challenge NFL team owners to overhaul their hiring practices for head coaching and top executive positions […]
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A New Approach: Gary Chambers Jr. Launches Campaign for U.S. Senate
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor The mid-term elections in November promises to put Louisiana on the national stage, in a U.S. Senate Race that will pit incumbent John Kennedy, against up and comer Gary […]
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Congressman Carter and DA Williams Announce $2.3M+ in Federal DOJ Grants to Orleans Parish Civil Rights Division
Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS – Congressman Troy Carter joined District Attorney Jason Williams, Louisiana State Representative Royce Duplessis and several advocates and stakeholders to announce more than $2.3 million in Federal Grant […]
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CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Makes History Among the Most Diverse White House Administration
Stacy M. Brown By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A White House photo featuring dozens of African American members of the Biden-Harris Administration circulated the internet during the opening days of […]
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Packing Local Boards, Whites Kill Black Access to Housing
Kenneth Cooper Black Source Media Besides barely voting in local elections, Black people also tend not to participate in their neighborhood association boards. That was the gist of a report the Louisiana Fair Housing Action […]