By Mark Veals Contributor To mark its 150th founding anniversary, Dillard University will welcome singer Patti LaBelle as its featured performer for its gala event on May 11. The Grammy-award winning artist, actress, and entrepreneur […]
Xavier University Norman C. Francis, longtime beloved president of Xavier University of Louisiana, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2019 Laetare Medal — the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics — […]
Kai Wilson National hero James Shaw Jr. spoke on the importance of seizing the moment and treating mental health when his life changed after the Waffle House shooting in 2018 where he disarmed a gunman. […]
City of New Orleans NEW ORLEANS – Mayor LaToya Cantrell today signed the ordinance passed by the City Council that calls for inclusionary zoning for Affordable Housing. The Administration and sponsoring Councilmembers Jay H. Banks […]
Data News Weekly Edited Report Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced H.R. 1856, the Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, legislation that provides a comprehensive plan to ensure that every […]
Travis Forstall Data News Weekly Contributor Lakeside Mall hosted its Annual Lakeside Kids Expo under its Veteran Skylight for Children on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Over 50-plus vendors participated in the event for families to […]
By Desmond Goodwin Contributor Photos by Desmond Goodwin National activists have called for more millennials to participate in the 2020 election. And the Woke Vote organization in the South, is one group working toward getting […]
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent National Sickle Cell Advocacy Day 2019 is a great time to focus on key legislative issues that are important to individuals and their families who are living with the […]
Producers of the 50th anniversary Jazz Fest have decided to mark the milestone event with something special: the addition of another day of the signature festival celebrating New Orleans music and culture. Thursday, April 25 […]
Edited by Kaelin Maloid Reverend Samson “Skip” Alexander’s life started with doubt: His mother was a fifteen year old girl from Gert Town who gave birth to a fifteen pound baby. Doctors didn’t think either […]
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