The Sound of Freedom
The historical and ongoing struggle for civil rights have been expressed through music in New Orleans. So it seems only right that music is the driving force behind several local Juneteenth commemorations.
Category: In the N.O.
Orleans culture
Fess: The SongByrd of N.O.
There’s healing to be done in New Orleans, say descendants of Homer Plessy and John H. Ferguson
Peanut in Limbo
Fatman Set the Pace
Grammy Award-winning snare drummer "Fatman" Hunter, who was killed by a car on Mardi Gras morning and laid to rest today, spoke his mind and created a distinct second-line groove.
Civil Rights Icon in a Gown
In 1966, Karen Becnel made civil-rights history, as the first Black Carnival queen to be presented at Municipal Auditorium – a place where her grandfather had helped to dress the kings of the traditional old-line krewes like Rex and Comus.
Shoebox Floats Everywhere
From Back-a-Town to St. Charles, on Foot.
As my mom and two aunts prepared food for us 10 cousins, we worried that we were missing out on the fun on St. Charles Avenue. We weren’t worried about seeing Rex, the krewe that parades after Zulu. In the eyes of a 10-year-old, that was boring.
Down the Drain
