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Private-school vouchers back before General Assembly

ATLANTA – Republicans in the General Assembly Wednesday revived a private-school vouchers bill that failed on the final days of last year’s legislative session. The House Education Committee passed Senate Bill 233, which would provide vouchers of...

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...

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...

Fulton County Judge dismisses six charges in Trump’s racketeering case, leaving him with ten charges

Fulton County Superior Court Judge McAfee ruled that six of the charges in the 41-count indictment related to former President Trump and some co-defendants allegedly soliciting the violation of oath by a public officer lacked the required detail abou...

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...

Chicago Women Executives Champion Equity and Inclusion at iHeart Studio Event

Photo – #5 – CAPTION: iHeartMedia Chicago’s International Women’s Day Soirée – Group of Attendees (All Photos courtesy of iHeart Chicago) In a dynamic gathering at the iHeart Chicago Sound Studio last week, Chicago Women Executives...

The Cost of Being a Woman: A $1.6 Trillion Yearly Wage Gap

By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Despite some progress on the gender wage gap, women still make less than men, with women of color suffering the most. On this year’s Equal Pay Day, there’s little to celebrate. Although wom...

Black Woman Says Her Boss Told Her She Was Too ‘Articulate’ For Promotion

Photo: LinkedIn A Black woman in North Carolina said she was turned down for a promotion because her boss told her she was too “articulate and sharp,” per theGrio. Chantel Adams, a senior marketing executive who earned an MBA from the U...

Black Woman Woman Dragged Off Bus Before ‘Racially-Motivated’ Stabbing

Photo: Jack Quillin / iStock / Getty Images Two people are in custody after a Black woman was dragged off a Seattle metro bus and stabbed in what authorities described as a “racially-motivated” attack. The Kent Police Department said of...

Black Woman Dragged Off Bus And Beaten In Hateful Racist Crime

Two people are in custody after a Black woman was dragged off a Seattle metro bus and stabbed in what authorities described as a “racially-motivated” attack. The Kent Police Department said officers responded to reports of a stabbing near the...

MR. SONNY KNOWS for March 13, 2024

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Judge Scott McAfee says he’s on track to rule this week on whether to remove DA Fani Willis from Trump election case

(CNN) — The presiding judge in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election subversion case says he is on track to order this week on whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.In an interview last week on WSB Radio in Atla...