LaToya Cantrell is the First Black Woman Ever to be Mayor of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA — LaToya Cantrell, the newly elected mayor of New Orleans, has officially sworn in the oath of office. She has set a significant milestone as the first woman ever to be the head of the Louisiana city in its entire 300-year history.
“Almost 300...
Black-Owned New Orleans Tour Company is the First to Offer Black Heritage and Jazz Tours
New Orleans, LA — Mikhala Iversen is a singer, international recording artist, aka Jazz Muffin, but most of all she has a passion for telling the true story of New Orleans past, not so often told amongst the swamp, ghosts, booze-tours and sages of...
15 Must Try Black-owned Restaurants In New Orleans
No city in America claims a more distinct cuisine than New Orleans, full stop. The wide mouth of the Mississippi River has served as a home to the Creole and Cajun people; Caribbeans galore; Americans of black, white, and Native persuasions; here we focus...
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Black and Abroad: International Black Travel Month
In July we celebrate International Black Travel Month (IBTM), inspiring, encouraging, raising awareness, shifting narratives and provide resources related to people of African diaspora...
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23 Black-owned Restaurants in Memphis, Tennessee
A compiled list of Black owned restaurants in Memphis featuring specialty shops For Us By Us. Traditional Black dishes, also known as soul food,...
