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Black Woman Earns College Degree At 79

Photo: troy.edu A 79-year-old Alabama woman has earned her college degree. According to Fox 8, Angerline Day, 79, recently walked across the graduation stage and accepted her diploma from Troy University. “I don’t give myself any expiration dates o...

Day 1 Recap: Twogether Land Kicks Off in Dallas with Hip-Hop Royalty and R&B Fire

The inaugural Twogether Land festival roared to life in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, May 25th, bringing together a star-studded lineup of hip-hop legends and R&B favorites. Held at the historic Fair Park, the first day of the festival was a celebr...

Quinn Minute – Short history of long film strips

by Rix Quinn Not long ago at a class reunion, several of us got to talking about “film strips.” If you attended elementary school during the 1950s through 1970s, you may remember these visual learning tools. Because there were so many...

Surviving Domestic Abuse In Hollywood: The Story Of Diddy And Cassie

By Michael Gaskins Let me take you back, way back, into time. It’s the mid-1990s, and Sean “Diddy” Combs, then known as Puff Daddy, was beginning his upward ascent in Rap and R&B. As the founder of Bad Boy Records, Diddy was a k...

Tariq Nasheed’s ‘Microphone Check’ Highlights Black Founders of Hip-hop

Tariq Nasheed, director of Microphone Check, a documentary about Hip-hop (Credit: Kickstarter). By Corli Jay With her most recent album “Cowboy Carter,” Beyonce has sparked conversations about the Black origins of country music, a genre l...

Tariq Nasheed’s ‘Microphone Check’ Sets The Record Straight On The Original Black American Creators Of Hip Hop

Tariq Nasheed, director of Microphone Check, a documentary about Hip-hop (Credit: Kickstarter).By Corli JayWith her most recent album “Cowboy Carter,” Beyonce has sparked conversations about the Black origins of country music, a genre long co-opted a...

City Of Chicago Unveils Comprehensive Summer Safety Plan

On Friday, the City of Chicago announced a groundbreaking summer safety plan, underscored by a $100 million investment from the FY24 budget.& This comprehensive strategy focuses on anti-violence programming, strategic CPD deployments and strengt...

Obama Makes Surprise Appearance At Biden’s White House Dinner For Kenya

Photo: Getty Images Former President Barack Obama recently made his way back to the White House. On Thursday (May 23), President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden hosted a White House state dinner for Kenyan President William Ruto and his Fir...

Plans to spend billions on a flood-prone East Texas highway may not solve the problem

TxDOT says it can’t guarantee that upgrades to one of Houston’s main hurricane evacuation routes will prevent future flooding of U.S. 59. BY JESS HUFF Flooding on U.S. Highway 59 in Livingston on May 2, 2024. Thousands fled their Southeast Texas home...

TwoGether Land weekend kicks off with Pen, Pad & Beats the Sean Garrett Experience by Swan7 Entertainment

The city is buzzing with excitement for this weekend’s TwoGether Land Festival that’ll be held in Fair Park. With so many huge music acts performing in the Big D like Lil Wayne, Summer Walker and Jeezy, it’s also a perfect opportun...

After George Floyd’s Murder, a Minneapolis Church Builds Community

George Floyd Mural (Credit: Lorie Shaull/flickr) & A member of Calvary Lutheran Church says they’ve learned to be “gentle with each other so we can be dangerous together.” & This article was originally published on& Word In Black. &...

The Overlooked Black History Of Memorial Day

Photo: Getty Images When the last Monday of May comes around, Americans fire up the grill, welcome the upcoming summer season, and most importantly, honor U.S. soldiers who gave their lives to defend the country. Initially called Decoration Day, th...

Vitamin T Fitness to host Mental Health Spin Bike Ride and Resource Fair May 25

Vitamin T Fitness is marking Mental Health Awareness Month with a special spin ride and resource fair on Saturday, May 25, from Noon-1:30 p.m. at 6128 Broadway. Gym owner Tiffany Blakemore developed the event to raise awareness of the critical connec...

Data News Weekly 58th Anniversary

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National Urban League & Urban League of Louisiana Joined Local Business & Community Leaders, to Discuss Impact of the Nation’s Largest Civil Rights and Urban Advocacy Conference Slated for New Orleans July 24th -27th.

Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial and Urban League of Louisiana President and CEO Judy Reese Morse joined local business leaders on Wednesday, May 15th, to discuss the impact of...