Tag: New Orleans
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Sybil Morial, civil rights activist and wife of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, dies at 91. Her life of activism and education left an indelible mark on the city’s history.
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The groundbreaking collaboration between the NFL and Tahj Williams, a local Black artist from New Orleans, to create the Super Bowl LIX logo using traditional beading techniques.
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In 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first Black student at age 6 to integrate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Learn about her history-making story.
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