Malaco Records, founded in 1962 in Jackson, Miss., needed a hit. Previous recordings had not gained any traction, and money ...

Alexander Dimitry was a man of firsts. He was Louisiana’s first state superintendent of education, the first person of color ...

Prosecutors fighting the release of death row inmate Jimmie Duncan after a judge found him “factually innocent” of raping and ...

This Saturday (July 5), the Ashé Cultural Arts Center will lead a procession in remembrance of the horrors of the slave trade ...

The Essence Festival of Culture, known for its celebration of Black culture, music, and food, might not seem like the first ...

Some members of the Black business community in New Orleans say they feel shut out by Essence Fest organizers.

A journalist and poet, Michel Séligny was considered “the most productive” Creole short story writer during the 19th Century.