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French Quarter Festival 2024

Marie Bell Data News Weekly Contributor What started as a small festival for locals, has become one of the go-to festivals in the City of New Orleans. The French Quarter Festival, presented by Chevron, is gearing up to be the largest free celebration...

New Orleans R&B Legend Clarence “Frogman” Henry Passes Away at Age 87

Fleur De Lis Data News Weekly Contributor As we have begun the season of festivals, where many come from across the globe to experience our culture and heritage. Recently, the city lost one of its musical greats, Clarence “Frogman” Henry, the R&...

Queen B Reigns: Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ is First No. 1 Country Album by a Black Woman

Pilar Schenck Data News Weekly Contributor Queen B continues her reign as an artist that knows no limits. Over the years she’s experimented with different genres achieving major success. Recently, Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” debuted on top of the...

Heart N Hands Expands Reach with New Chapter in Austin, Texas

Heart N Hands Austin will offer Programs and Services, including Educational Workshops and Resources on Heart Disease, Prevention, Wellness, and more. New Orleans Agenda April 4, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Heart N Hands, a leading nonprofit orga...

OP-ED: Embracing Black Men’s Voices: Rebuilding Trust and Unity in the Democratic Party

Texas State Senator Ron Reynolds Story from NNPA Newswire As a Black man deeply committed to the values of equality, justice, and progress, I find myself reflecting on a concerning trend within our political landscape: the departure of Black men from...

Footage Shows CPD Officers Firing Nearly 100 Shots in Fatal Traffic Stop

Four Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in less than a minute at 26-year-old Dexter Reed, who appeared to have fired first, injuring one of them, during a fatal traffic stop last month.Moreover, bodycam footage shows an officer firing add...

Missionary Hattie Humphrey Dies at 96

Missionary Hattie Humphrey, respected church leader, radio host and spiritual advisor to Detroit’s elected officials, died on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 96 years old. The popular church evangelist died at home in Detroit with friends and family by he...

VISIT DALLAS UNVEILS NEW “MAVERICK, CAN-DO” BRAND IDENTITY FOR DALLAS

DALLAS (Mar. 29, 2024) – Visit Dallas, an independent, not-for-profit organization that promotes Dallas as a premier business and leisure travel destination, today revealed a new, unified destination brand identity for Dallas – A Maverick, Can-...

Quinn Minute – Help! Help!

by Rix Quinn My friend Lisa says there are more self-help books than anything else. Lisa should know. She eats right, dresses well, and talks sweeter than a candy salesman at a dental convention. She’s been to more seminars than most caterers. And sh...

Public Notice: REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS (“RTA”) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”)

The post Public Notice: REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS (“RTA”) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”) appeared first on Chicago Defender.

Lori Lightfoot Appointed to Investigate Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard

Former Chicago mayor and federal investigator Lori Lightfoot will investigate Village of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard. On Monday, the Village of Dolton Board of Trustees voted to hire Lightfoot.& This development comes a month and a half after t...

Racial Bias Uncovered in Kidney Transplantation System: Thousands of Black Patients Prioritized After Years of Waiting

At issue is a once widely used test that overestimated how well Black people’s kidneys were functioning, making them look healthier than they really were. An automated formula calculated results for Black and non-Black patients that were far differe...

Southern Illinois Enjoys Solar Eclipse, Chicago Witnesses Partial Phenomenon

If you were lucky enough to be in the Carbondale region in Southern Illinois to witness the eclipse—with the right glasses, of course—then you experienced a 3-minute totality during which night descended on the area for a spell.& And during that...

J. Pharoah Doss: Judgment defeats us?

Both Palestinian children in Gaza, as shown on left, and Israeli children, as seen on the right, have been hurt, killed and kidnapped in the Israel-Hamas war. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images/Roy Rochlin/Getty Images In the 1979 Vietnam War movie “Ap...

Trump Compares Himself To Nelson Mandela — Again

Photo: Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has again likened himself to Nelson Mandela. Trump made the comment on Saturday (April 6) while suggesting that he wouldn’t mind going to jail for violating a gag order in his upcoming New Yor...