Category : Lifestyle

City of Flint Held in Contempt for Failing to Meet Lead Pipe Settlement Deadlines

A federal court held the City of Flint in contempt for violating a February 2023 federal court order requiring the city to reach certain milestones in its lead pipe replacement program.The City of Flint had originally agreed to replace all its old le...

Black Women Contributions to American History

Marie Bell Data News Weekly Contributor In recognition of Women’s History Month, Data News Weekly will present a series of stories that highlight their contributions to the advancing of the struggle for equal rights and justice. Which continues...

City Park Hopping with Easter Events

City Park Conservancy invites you to March into the Park for an EGG-Cellent time. The weekend before Easter, 35,000 eggs will be spread throughout Carousel Gardens Amusement Park and Storyland for the Annual Egg Scramble. From 9:30 -10 am, Saturday,...

American Fiction’ Director Cord Jefferson Stresses the Importance of Wide-Ranging Black Experiences after Oscar Win

Data News Staff Edited Report “American Fiction” Director Cord Jefferson opened up about the significance of telling diverse Black stories after winning his first Oscar at the 2024 Academy Awards on Sunday. The writer-director, who won the Academy A...

Karen Nabonne Coaxum ’77 Receives 2024 Alden “Doc” Laborde Award

New Orleans Agenda NEW ORLEANS – The College of Business is proud to announce Karen Nabonne Coaxum ’77 as the recipient of the 2024 Alden “Doc” Laborde Award for Ethical Entrepreneurship. Named for the illustrious Co-Founder of Loyola’s...

Tiwony And Ride Di Vibes Release ‘Basik Riddim’ Dancehall Nice Again

Photos: Ride Di Vibes Following the success of their latest single “Badness” by Badda General, which has recently surpassed the 2 million streams across all platforms, Ride Di Vibes is back in 2024 with the release of the “Basik R...

Delgado Joins Clean Power Institute’s Inaugural Team for Workforce Leadership

Data News Staff Edited Report Recently, Delgado Community College announced its membership in the Clean Power Institute’s first-ever Workforce Leadership Team. The Clean Power Institute, a Policy Organization based in Washington, D.C. that develops I...

5 Risks Of Waist Training You Should Know About

Waist training has become more popular than ever. Wherever you turn you’re sure to see someone wearing a waist trainer under their clothing, posting about their results on social media, or launching a waist trainer business. With more entertai...

CEO Shannon Black shares passion of rural health care in Manning

Being a fifth generation rural Iowan, Shannon Black said she’s witnessed her family members rely on rural health care for the entirety of her life. “That was something that really struck a chord with me, that I was really passionate in wanting to m...

CPJ Welcomes Newsroom And Human Rights Leaders To Board Of Directors

By Committee To Protect Journalists Photos: CPJ\YouTube Screenshots New York, March 12, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced on Thursday the addition of three pioneering leaders to its board of directors: Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC...

Tories rebuff Caribbean calls to compensate ‘indentured workers’

By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:49 EDT, 13 March 2024 | Updated: 12:13 EDT, 13 March 2024 Tory MPs have rebuffered calls from Caribbean nations for Britain to pay reparations over treatment of ‘...

5 Stress Reducing Vitamin Supplements

During the winter months, temperatures are cold and the sun is in hibernation. This can bring on increased stress and strain on your immune system. Yep, it’s not just your imagination that you tend to get sick more often during the cold-weather mon...

Simone Biles Set to Grace Chicago as Bears Sign Her Husband to a Deal

Starting this fall, Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast in history, will be in Chicago a whole lot more.& The Chicago Bears inked her husband, safety Jonathan Owens, to a two-year contract. Owens signed with Chicago after playing w...

REMEMBERING BRIAN CLAY (1969-2024): In his own words

Editor’s Note: Shortly after I accepted this responsibility as Interim Editor here at the TSD, I got a message from Brian Clay, inviting me to the latest — and sadly, now, the final taping of his local community affairs talk show, “...

Knoxville wins massive $42.6M grant to reconnect East Knoxville with downtown

Knoxville has a rare opportunity to improve how East Knoxville residents get to downtown and neighborhoods across the river – including reimagining James White Parkway – with a $42.6 million federal grant. The project would create more paths for Eas...