Read what we will cover next! 132 years ago we were covering Post-Reconstruction when a former enslaved veteran started the AFRO with $200 from his land-owning wife. In 2022 we endorsed Maryland’s ...

Tickets to the 3rd annual Dakar NOLA presents Afro Freedom Afro Feast are now on sale. The Juneteenth event is set for Sunday, June 16, from 3 – 8 p.m. at Grow Dat Youth Farm in New Orleans City Park.

On Oct. 21 the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, located on Constitution Avenue, NW between 12th and 14th Streets, is scheduled to hold a 2017 Archives Fair: Performance and ...

Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts presents musical entertainment via its singing contest, Quarantunes. Performances are archived on its YouTube page. Crescent City Stage is a new company. It ...

The Smithsonian presents “Joe Bataan: The Afro-Filipino King of Latin Soul,” Friday, Oct. 19, at the Baird Auditorium in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. A panel discussion will ...

After two recent albums focusing on the New Orleans jazz tradition, including one devoted to the music of young trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, Putumayo has turned its attention to other corners of the ...

Imagine knowing exactly what you want to do for the rest of your life at just five years old. While it seems practically impossible, “impossible” is not a word in Gbeke’s dictionary. With her unique ...