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#foogallery-gallery-12975 .fg-image { width: 699px; } Prev 1of8 Next Tracee Dundas Fashion Editor @fashionablyyoursnola PHOTOS COURTESY OF BOUTIQUES New Orleans Jazz Festival is an iconi...

New Tremé Market Plan to Revitalize Areas Under Claiborne Overpass in Historic Neighborhood

Data News Staff Edited Report Local and federal officials met under the Claiborne overpass on Wednesday, April 17th for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the Backatown Plaza Market. When the Claiborne overpass was constructed in the early 1950s, i...

50 Cent Opens G-Unit Studios In Shreveport, Louisiana

Data News Staff Edited Report Rapper and Entertainment Mogul 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) has officially launched G-Unit Studios, his latest media venture, in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Grammy-Winning Artist said in a statement that the newest addition...

Racial Disparities in Environmental Concerns Highlighted in New Gallup Survey

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A new Gallup survey has revealed that Black Americans are more likely to express concerns and experience an environmental crisis where they face challenges in relocating. Gallup found that Bl...

Joint Center Mourns The Loss Of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr.

By Joint Center Photos: Wikimedia Commons\YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON — In response to the passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr., (D-NJ), the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released the following statement: “We mourn the lo...

South African apartheid victims demand reparations

Dianne Hawker 04/25/2024April 25, 2024 As South Africa prepares to celebrate 30 years of democracy, a group of elderly citizens is demanding reparations for apartheid era crimes. Many victims are still being ignored, they say, even though the gover...

Black Women After Menopause: 5 Ways to Feel More Powerful

Sistas of a certain age now is your time. You have worked hard and sacrificed. You succeeded in jumping through hoops just to get what you need while doing more with less or sometimes without altogether. You were successful in raising the bar and br...

Teacher’s Aide Charged With Allegedly Assaulting Arlene Hein Elementary Student

Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer: A parent educator at Arlene Hein Elementary School, part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, was charged yesterday with assaulting a child after allegedly grabbing a 9-year-old boy by the neck.The teach...

Elk Grove Educator Charged With Assaulting Student, 9, During Recess

Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer A parent educator at Arlene Hein Elementary School, part of the Elk Grove Unified School District, was charged Wednesday with assaulting a child after allegedly grabbing a 9-year-old boy by the neck. Th...

Draft Day Spotlight: Beyond the Field, the NFL and Detroit Embraces Urban Agriculture

The excitement of the draft has truly permeated the city, bringing energy and enthusiasm that extends far beyond downtown festivities and the general passion for football. Importantly, this event has also shone a light on something less expected but...

American Students Are Protesting Against Palestinian Genocide. Our Corrupt Institutions Are Trying To Silence Them

By Frederick Joseph Photos: Fredrick Joseph\YouTube Screenshots As I write this, a reckoning unfolds across the campuses of this nation. Beneath the shade of storied halls and against the backdrop of ivy-wreathed facades, a new generation rises, st...

The Lazy Person’s Guide To Toning Your Body At Home

Are you looking for the best way to start toning your body at home? Convincing yourself it’s time to start exercising should be easy — there are just so many exercise benefits. It’s finding an exercise routine that works for you — and beginnin...

Flint’s Toxic Water Poisoned Mental Health, Too

Originally appeared in Word in BlackBy Joseph WIlliams: This story is part of “Flint’s Still Fighting,” Word In Black’s series about the decade-long water crisis, and the struggles and triumphs still transforming the majority-Black city.It’s been a d...

Mother of seven creates mobile travel guide to connect visitors to Black-owned businesses

CINCINNATI (WXIX) -A local mother of seven has created a digital travel guide to connect visitors to different cultural events and Black businesses in the area, paving the way for independent Black women. Azizah Nubia created the Cincy Black Travel...

UK’s first LGBTQ+ veterans memorial to be created

Minister for veterans’ affairs, Johnny Mercer with chair of Fighting With Pride Craig Jones. (Fighting With Pride) Fighting with Pride has been awarded a grant to help create the UK’s first memorial to LGBTQ+ veterans, but the charity has cal...