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Dynamic Black Marching Bands Are Super Bowl Stalwarts

H.B.C.U. bands have been part of the festivities since the first halftime show. This year, Southern University’s “Human Jukebox” will perform before the national anthem.

By Emmanuel Morgan

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Headed to New Orleans for the Super Bowl or Mardi Gras? Here’s a Safety Guide.

A New Year’s Day terrorist attack killed 14 people, rattled the city and prompted government officials to enhance the security precautions for the upcoming events.

By Shannon Sims

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Pableaux Johnson, the Heart of New Orleans Hospitality, Dies at 59

As a photographer, cook and writer, he united communities through shared meals, vivid storytelling and a deep love of the city’s traditions.

By Kim Severson

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Edmond Dédé’s Opera ‘Morgiane’ to Be Staged for the First Time

Almost 125 years after Edmond Dédé’s death, his magnum opus “Morgiane,” perhaps the oldest existing opera by a Black American, is to be staged for the first time.

By Keith OBrien