When she was a young child and taking too long to get ready for school, family get-togethers or to sing in the church choir, ...

were pioneered by free Creole women of color. These fashions eventually crossed the Atlantic to France, where women imitating them were said to be dressing “in the Creole style.” Marie ...

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially comes ... “Coastal communities were devastated by wind and storm surge damage. Catastrophic flooding ripped apart mountain towns hundreds of miles ...

This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century ... Thornton examines the dynamics of colonization which made slaves so necessary to ...

Some African Americans are among those are taking advantage of a new law in Benin that grants citizenship to those who can ...

A lot of the people reminded me of my grandparents, the way they wore their headscarves, their mannerisms, their mentality,” ...

In fact the middle of the season, normally the peak, was very quiet. 18 tropical storms were named in the Atlantic basin in 2024 Pre-season forecasts suggested this would be an above-average ...

Infused with hip hop, drumming and humor, Lafayette's Creole Nutcracker turns the traditional holiday ballet into a uniquely Louisiana cultural celebration that has something for everyone.

We’ve got jazz trumpeter from Preservation Hall, Wendell Brunious with his New Orleans All Stars. Wendell Brunious is from a ...

“During Mardi Gras in the early 20th century, the Baby Dolls were entertaining themselves and their neighbors, so they sang songs, and many of them spoke Creole,” says Kim Vaz ...

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