Specific practices associated with Mardi Gras greatly exacerbated visitors’ proximity to other tourists; the tradition of throwing items from floats, for example, often led revelers to come into ...

Overlooked No More: Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Whose Camera Sought a Truer Image of Black Men He was a pioneering figure in Black British art whose rebellious, symbol-rich images explored race, queerness ...

Zulu Social Club Wear Controversial Blackface Makeup for Mardi Gras Because Black Men Once Weren't Allowed to Wear Masks "If we were allowed to wear masks like the White folks, we probably would ...

In the early 1900s, the Black social group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club began marching in Mardi Gras parades The documentary A King Like Me reveals that the group decided to wear blackface ...

Saint Joseph’s Night, on March 19, is a vibrant New Orleans tradition where Mardi Gras Indians parade in elaborate suits, honoring culture and ancestry.

While thousands lined the parade route for Fat Tuesday, smaller groups were on the pursuit to find Black Masking Indians on Mardi Gras.

Things changed, however, when the state officially made Mardi Gras a holiday and specified that folks could wear masks — but only for Mardi Gras. In fact, all float riders must wear a mask or ...

Unknown Black Mardi Gras Facts They’ll Never Teach You in School The annual celebration has greater ties to Black history and culture than what meets the eye.

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give up habits for 40 days.

The beginning of March launches the first of several holidays and traditions with Roman Catholic roots such as Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent and St. Patrick’s Day.

Members of New Orleans' Black Masking Indians are preparing for to reveal their colorful and elaborate suits on Fat Tuesday.

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and ...