#Congo Square

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"Congo Square". Congo Square drum circle. New Orleans, 2016.

Photo: David Joshua Jennings,

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Other Kongo influences at Congo Square were documented by folklorist Puckett.

African Americans poured libations at the four corners of Congo Square at midnight during a dark moon for a Hoodoo ritual.

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ultimate.

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iPhone snaps from our trip to New Orleans last week

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I literally screamed when I saw this pole , like OMG !!!! ♥️ I have been communing here for over 10 years &I always shoutout Pac while I’m there. The universe is listening &speaking loudly !!! ✨

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IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR SISTERS: 150 BLACK WOMEN WHO WERE LYNCHED IN THE U.S. BETWEEN 1870-1957

IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR SISTERS: 150 BLACK WOMEN WHO WERE LYNCHED IN THE U.S. BETWEEN 1870-1957

The Lynching of Laura Nelson in Oklahoma is the only photo of the 155+ Black woman lynched by Americans. 150 BLACK WOMEN WHO WERE LYNCHED IN THE U.S. BETWEEN 1870-1957We must not forget them NEVER AGAIN!We will hold a SACRED LIBATION CEREMONY to honor their memory and humanity. It will take place at 3:00PM Sharp on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Congo (Washington) Square 6th & Walnut Streets…

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REVIEW: BBC's Jazzology with Soweto Kinch

REVIEW: BBC's Jazzology with Soweto Kinch @BBC @MusicMagazine @BBCYoungMus @BBCiPlayer @BBCFOUR @sowetokinch @SonsOfKemet @zoe_rahman @T_Blanchardn @laughandaguise #jazz #sowetokinch #jazzology

There are so many misconceptions about jazz, argues the show’s presenter, saxophonist Soweto Kinch. It’s old-fashioned, impenetrable, for the elite. Or as the MOBO Award-winning bandleader of Sons of Kemet Shabaka Hutchings put it, “one of the last spits in the faces of the African-American community” as white people take the music of black people and eat their dinner to it.

An observation backed…

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Thievery Corporation | History (Live at Congo Square - New Orleans - Nov 2, 2018)

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Cloak & Dagger #109 “Back Breaker”

Victory is not what they hoped it would be for our heroes as they hit their low points.

Auntie Chantelle makes three markers before seeing a Roxxon pipe behind a gate. The first marking is on Orleans Street south of Burgundy, the next is in Congo Square, and the third is back on Orleans Street outside #905.

Tandy shows Liam her hideout at Saints Peter and Paul Church and tries to steal his hopes from him.

Tyrone gets angry at his parents as they are leaving the police station on Esplanade Avenue south of Decatur.

Tyrone’s mother Adina sits in a meeting in a daze at the Roxxon Gulf offices at 1010 Common Street.

Both Tandy and Tyrone are walking down Royal Avenue northeast of Esplanade when they notice their reflections, Tyrone’s in a puddle on the ground and Tandy’s in the window of Where Y’Art Gallery.

O’Reilly is treating her injuries at her car at the 219 South Rampart Street Parking lot when she hears a call about Fuchs’ murderer.

I still need to identify St. Sebastian's Prep, the cop bar, Mina Hess's container house, & the swamp.

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New from http://noladrinks.com/broadcast/noladrinks-show-2-22-18-new-orleans-kitchens-civil-rights-movement-news-notes/

NOLADrinks Show - 2-22-18 - New Orleans Kitchens in the Civil Rights Movement - News and Notes

On this edition of the NOLADrinks Show with Bryan Dias, we welcome returning guest, Pepper Bowen of the Culinaria Center, part of the National Food and Beverage Foundation. This time around, we discuss kitchens in New Orleans that supported activists during the Civil Rights Movement as well as other topics, including African-American women selling pralines in Congo Square prior to the Civil War and more. We also touch on some news including the passing of Mr. Okra, Tales of the Cocktail, French Quarter Festival, the James Beard Awards, and more.

Pictured above – Pepper Bowen, Director of the Culinaria Center, part of the National Food and Beverage Foundation.

NOLADrinks – 2-22-18 – New Orleans Kitchens During the Civil Rights Movement with Pepper Bowen of Culinaria

We start things off talking about the passing of New Orleans icon, Arthur J. Robinson, better known as “Mr. Okra.” We also talk about where you can recycle your Mardi Gras beads and some news on how the NOLADrinks Show will now be part of the National Food and Beverage Foundation’s podcast platform. I am really honored to have the show selected as part of the inaugural group of those chosen to launch this great concept!

Next up is our featured interview. We chat with Pepper Bowen, Director of the Culinaria Center with the National Food and Beverage Foundation (NatFAB). We record the show at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, also a part of NatFAB.

We discuss part of the role New Orleans played in the Civil Rights Movement. Namely, as a location where kitchens fed activists and gave them a place to meet and organize. We discuss some of her current research into the idea that African-American women sold pralines in Congo Square and how this may have functioned. Also, we talk about her soon-to-launch podcast, “Green Pepper,” on food policy and the environment that is coming soon, how food was used as a weapon against African-Americans who attempted to vote in the South, and much more!

We close the show with some news and notes. We talk about the recent announcement of the James Beard Awards semi-finalists. New Orleans boasts fourteen nominees in the first phase of the process. We also talk about the change of ownership of Tales of the Cocktail, which was just completed this week. Finally, we touch on the French Quarter Festival’s performer lineup being released – we will be talking with them on next week’s show, by the way.

Below the map that shows the location of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, you can subscribe to, stream, and download the podcast below…

Cheers, You All!

~ Bryan

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[Congo Square][James Baldwin]

James Baldwin affida alla propria scrittura il compito di ricordare  gli ultimi e gli oppressi

In questo saggio autobiografico, contenuto in The Devil Find Works (1976) e per la prima volta tradotto in italiano, James Baldwin affronta e mette in relazione i principali temi che attraversano la sua opera: il valore e l’importanza dell’eccezione, del diverso, e il suo eterno conflitto con la norma; il senso dell’essere nero nella storia e nel presente degli Stati Uniti.

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