This Juneteenth, honor Black freedom with live performances, community events, and powerful conversations, whether you’re ...

New Orleans will honor Juneteenth this year with a lineup of events that celebrate Black history, artistry and liberation ...

Congratulations are in order for these famous offspring, who include the kids of Heidi Klum, Alicia Keys, Dwyane Wade, ...

Protests can serve two opposing purposes. They can represent a mass movement in favor of democracy – and simultaneously serve ...

Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the United States on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small ...

Kimberly Terrell accused university leaders of trying to censor her work to spotlight harms to local communities plagued by industrial pollution.

The streets of the French Quarter are awash in rainbow flags, banners and signs, as residents and local businesses prepare ...

Kimberly Terrell accused the university of sacrificing academic freedom to appease Louisiana’s Republican governor.

NEW ORLEANS (RNS and NPR) — ‘I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ said one Black priest, whose ...

By Aishvarya Kavi Sometime before Jan. 10, 1872, a young Black laborer named William Roberts checked himself into Charity Hospital in New Orleans ... Image Michael White performed at the ceremony ...

Dillard University will hold a ceremony to honor 19 Black people whose remains were ... each of the 19 people – some of whom were born in New Orleans or had only been in the city for days ...

and black entertainment during the days of segregation in New Orleans.(Photo by Julia Kumari Drapkin, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) She was also a longtime supporter of the New Orleans Musicians ...