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The new documentary 'A King Like Me' reveals that members of the Black group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club decided to ...

In the early 1900s, the Black social group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club began marching in Mardi Gras parades The documentary A King Like Me reveals that the group decided to wear blackface makeup ...

Members of the Painesville Elks carry a large flag during a past Fairport Mardi Gras parade. The final Fairport Mardi Gras festival will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. July 5. (News-Herald file) ...

Specific practices associated with Mardi Gras greatly exacerbated visitors’ proximity to other tourists; the tradition of throwing items from floats, for example, often led revelers to come into ...

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The makeup carries grave significance for the group as Brian Sims, a former Zulu king, explains: "Back in the 1900s, the rules are, you have to mask. Every organization wears a mask during Mardi Gras.