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The Cosmetology Institute Celebrates the Graduation of 14 Talented Students

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Renown Actor New Orleans Native Carl Weathers to Posthumously Receive Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Glenda Bell Data News Weekly Contributor New Orleans Native Carl Weathers, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 76, will Posthumously receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 29, 2024. Weathers grew up in uptown New Orleans,...

Regional Transit Authority Board Chair Mark Raymond Resigns

Data News Staff Edited Report Officials with the Regional Transit Authority Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, announced the resignation of Board Chair Mark Raymond. According to the RTA, Raymond joined the board in 2022 when former...

Actor Wendell Pierce Says ‘Undecided Voters will Give Kamala Harris A Look’

Data News Staff Edited Report Actor Wendell Pierce, a New Orleans native known for his roles on The Wire and Suits, recently told USA TODAY that Vice President Kamala Harris is offering voters something different this election: the ability to propos...

Quinn Minute – Are people more outspoken today?

by Rix Quinn Not long ago, I saw a survey that said people are more outspoken than they used to be. So last month — accompanied by a recorder, my friend George, and his dog Gopher — we conducted our very own poll. Completely on impulse (...

Atlanta’s Black Coffee Company opens second location at Morehouse College

The Black Coffee Company, an Atlanta-based coffee shop brand, has opened its second location on the campus of Morehouse College at 830 Westview Dr. SW. Photo by Laura Nwogu/The Atlanta VoiceThe Black Coffee Company, an Atlanta-based coffee shop brand...

African Festival of the Arts Postponed Until 2025

Photo Credit: Africa International House USA, Inc. A cornerstone South Side event that serves as the unofficial end to the Chicago Summer Festival season has been canceled, and rising costs are to blame.& The African Festival of the Arts, a Labo...

Lizzo is taking a break and living her best life

(CNN) —& Lizzo is taking some time for herself and it shows.The Grammy-winning singer& posted on social media& recently, where she showed off her both her weight loss and the lush, jungle like environment she was enjoying.“I’m taking a ga...

Fashion Statement fashion show raises funds for Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceThe music pounding, the glamor on full display, attendees dressed to the nines, and the reason behind the luxurious gathering was truly righteous.On Sunday, August 26th, Phipps Plaza was transformed into a fashion...

2024 Dallas Cowboys schedule: Times, dates, how to watch

Justin Martinez, the Oklahoman & The Dallas Cowboys are all set to kick off their 2024 season. Dallas will begin the 2024 campaign with a road game against Cleveland on Sunday, Sept. 8. It’s a clean slate for the team, which went 12-5 last...

COLUMN: Chicago’s Triumph: A Historic DNC Convention Inspires Hope and Urges Action

Kouri Marshall holding his son while watching Rev. Raphael Warnock speak at the DNC at the United Center (Photo courtesy of Kouri Marshall). I could not be more proud that this groundbreaking and historic convention was held right here in our city an...

Usher 0pens Georgia’s first Dave’s Hot Chicken location in Conyers

The new Dave’s Hot Chicken is located at 1447 Hwy 138 SE in Conyers. Photo by Laura Nwogu/The Atlanta VoiceCONYERS – Atlanta R&B legend Usher opened his first Dave’s Hot Chicken in Georgia on Thursday to a fanfare of music, lines wrap...

Usher Opens Georgia’s First Dave’s Hot Chicken Location in Conyers

How Trump and Georgia’s Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election

ATLANTA (AP) — The effort to make the peace between Donald Trump and Georgia’s powerful Republican governor began in a sprawling neo-Victorian mansion in the exclusive Atlanta enclave of Buckhead.It was at an Aug. 9 fundraiser hosted by former Georgi...

UNCF’s 80th Anniversary Celebration Continues with Chicago’s 41st Annual Walk for Education, Sept. 7

As UNCF (United Negro College Fund) observes its 80th anniversary, UNCF Chicago will hold its 41st Annual Walk for Education®, Sept. 7, 2024, at 8 a.m., in Chicago at Burnham Park, Grove 7, South DuSable Lake Shore Drive at 39th Street. As in previou...