Black, 45, pitched in Cleveland for four seasons. After his retirement in 1995, the Indians employed him in several capacities, including advance scouting, player evaluation and minor league coach.

Black Masking Indians helped to bring inclusion of African Americans to a segregated Mardi Gras. In 1703, people in what is now Mobile, Alabama celebrated the first Mardi Gras.

But the Indians’ exact origins are the subject of debate, as much of the relevant history was passed down orally. A Mardi Gras Indian at a New Orleans jazz festival in 2011 Tulane Public ...

"He was like, 'How about just All Ways Black, like, all the ways,'" she recounts. "It was that quick, and, for me, it's an aural check to make sure that I'm not just doing Cree's Black.

Tribes of Indians walked through the city Tuesday celebrating Mardi Gras. Outside of the parades, in the Milan neighborhood, a tribe of Black Masking Indians celebrated. From the young to the old.

Inside the Black Masking Indians and the rich history of Super Sunday in New Orleans. Super Sunday in New Orleans upholds its longstanding tradition of uniting the local community and being ...

Sunday, March 16 in New Orleans sparkled. Thousands of people were out to see the glory and creativity of the Black Masking Indians in New Orleans' Super Sunday. The next ...

Black Masking Indians helped to bring inclusion of African Americans to a segregated Mardi Gras. In 1703, people in what is now Mobile, Alabama celebrated the first Mardi Gras.