Mardi Gras Indians on display at Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mardi Gras Indians have been parading at Carnival and Louisiana festivals for generations, but growing interest in their culture has the dancing, costumed Indians on display in a new way...
New Orleans festivals booming as Jazz Fest starts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - When Hurricane Katrina scattered New Orleans residents and its musicians across the country, many wondered if the best days of New Orleans music had drowned with the city...
New Michigan museum showcases racist artifacts
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The objects displayed in Michigan's newest museum range from the ordinary, such as simple ashtrays and fishing lures, to the grotesque -- a full-size replica of a lynching tree...
Must-see black films at Tribeca Film Festival
OPINION - We've highlighted six must-see black films from this year's Tribeca Film Festival...
Beyoncé and Jay-Z hit the beach over Easter
To celebrate Easter weekend, the Carters got on a boat and made their way to St. Barts with Blue Ivy...
Smithsonian opens Civil War art from North, South
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is opening two new exhibits that retrace the history of the Civil War, including a display of lesser known portraits by photographer Mathew Brady...
Ala. civil rights museum exhibiting lesbian photos
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Founded to teach about human rights and the fight for equality during the days of racial segregation, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is introducing a new topic: Lesbian awareness in the South,,
Black mayor defends fragile Florida 'miracle'
theGRIO REPORT - As the first African-American mayor of Florida's largest majority-black city, Shirley Gibson has single-handedly taken a city known for its crime and dilapidation and created it into an nationally acclaimed metropolis...
Harlem's Red Rooster: A rare diversity in dining
NEW YORK (AP) - It's a balmy March evening just before the official arrival of spring, and a few diners are already happily venturing to the small tables outside Red Rooster...
New festival fuses hip-hop, DJ dance beats
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With hip-hop artists increasingly collaborating with electronic dance music acts, a new music festival is launching this weekend that is devoted entirely to those two genres...
