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It opened in 1950, broke barriers and went through a rebirth after Katrina. It has held concerts, jazz showcases, conferences ...
New Orleans and nearby parishes prepare for a vibrant Independence Day weekend with ESSENCE Fest, riverfront fireworks, ...
How Black and white New Orleans was kept separate through covenants, steering and blockbusting. In Follow the Line Part 2, experts speak on how discriminatory practices found their way from the ...
In 2010, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu became New Orleans' first White mayor since his father, Moon Landrieu, was mayor 32 years ...
The new documentary 'A King Like Me' reveals that members of the Black group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club decided to ...
New Orleans has several events this week in honor of Juneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. Why it matters: Juneteenth celebrations are ...
Ms. Compton, 44, helped usher in a new era for Black leaders in the New Orleans food community. Since George Floyd was murdered in 2020, she has noticed an uptick in customers responding to more ...
This story originally appeared in the July/August 2024 issue of ESSENCE magazine, on stands June 25. At the southern reach of the United States map, and about 50 percent below sea level, lies New ...
More than two decades later, new research reveals the disturbing persistence of hiring bias—and some unexpected twists that ...
Today, New Orleans is a majority-Black city. Most politicians have been Black since Dutch Morial was elected mayor in 1978. But the elite, so-called “old-line” Carnival krewes remain all-male ...
According to our "official" weather records for New Orleans dating back to 1871, we've only had 2 white Christmases. We had 1" of snow on Christmas Day in 2004 and only recorded a trace in 1953.
New Orleans Bestows Historic Marker On Black Business District Forced Out By Interstate Construction From the 1830s until the 1970s, Black people used the area to shop.
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