A powerful new documentary, “The Debutantes,” premiered today, May 1, on Comcast’s Black Experience on Xfinity and Xumo Play. Directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Contessa Gayles (Songs from the Hole) ...

Miranda Barnes' "Social Season" is drawing renewed attention to the beauty, elegance, and cultural legacy of Black debutante balls.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) —Mardi Gras in the United States has a long-storied past. The first formal Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) —Mardi Gras in the United States has a long-storied past. The first formal Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans happened in 1837; this was before emancipation. But even during slavery, ...