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10 Black History Tours and Experiences in New Orleans
Conde Nast Traveler via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoRebecca Todd/Getty New Orleans is one of the most vibrant cities in the world—full of rich history,...
Going to Southern Decadence? These fab New Orleans restaurants don’t require reservations
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoFrom pizza to po-boys to the best brunch you’ll ever have, these eateries are beloved by locals and...
‘That’s somebody’s child.’ 17-year-old among two shot dead in New Orleans, police say
Miami Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoA 17-year-old girl and a man were shot and killed in one of New Orleans’ historic neighborhoods near...
Black parade culture museum reopening in New Orleans
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoTen months after Hurricane Ida damaged a museum celebrating New Orleans’ African American parading culture, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is reopening....
New Orleans civil rights activist's family home listed on National Register of Historic Places
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoThe New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and that served as a...
Woman dead, 11 injured in late-night mass shooting near nightclub in New Orleans
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoOne person died and 11 people were injured in a mass shooting in the Warehouse District late Sunday...
Mardi Gras was historically socially and racially segregated. Black Americans formed the Zulu Krewe...
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoHistorically excluded from krewes and carnivals, Black Americans created their own Mardi Gras...
Highway traffic pollution puts communities of color at greater health risk, data analysis shows
ABC News via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoTo Amy Stelly and other residents of New Orleans' Tremé neighborhood, the elevated stretch of...
Kermit Ruffins on the Shooting of His Pregnant Girlfriend: the Baby 'Saved Her Mom's Life'...
People via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoJazz trumpeter Kermit Ruffins was thrilled to welcome his first baby with girlfriend Harmonese...
Mardi Gras brings joy - but also worry over violent crime
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoSunny skies and unusually warm weather fueled the street party fervor in New Orleans as the city...