But Zulu club officials, among them some of New Orleans’ most prominent black business and elected leaders, aren’t sorry. They say their Carnival getups have nothing to do with the racist ...

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.

Music executive Chaka Zulu – the longtime manager of rapper Ludacris and co-founder of his record label – was charged with murder this week for a June shooting at an Atlanta restaurant that ...

The storied Zulu Social Aide & Pleasure Club's parade will roll on a shortened route starting at 6:30 a.m. — 90 minutes earlier than normal — without marchers, bands or truck floats, according ...

Zulu is still trying to work a joke that began 110 years ago. If comedy is the quickest to age, it’s fair to ask when did black people parading around in blackened faces stop being funny.

Elected Zulu mayor in 2018, he now holds the title of the organization’s 109th King. Mason credits Zulu with shaping his life. Queen Zulu also gave a toast to Mardi Gras 2025.

Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club takes centerstage in the new documentary A King Like Me, which explores the challenges the first-ever Black Mardi Gras krewe faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club says its makeup for its Mardi Gras float riders and dancers is not the same as blackface, and instead is meant to "honor their ancestry." The group said in a ...

On Mardi Gras Day you’ve seen Zulu roll down the streets, but now you can see the story behind Zulu on Netflix in the documentary, “A King Like Me.” ...

Zulu, 52, whose real name is Ahmed Obafemi, was one of three shot on June 26 in a shopping center parking lot outside his Buckhead restaurant. The shooting left 23-year-old Artez Benton dead and ...

By 2005 the Zulu parades were premiere Mardi Gras events with lavish floats. Gone was the raggedy pants parody of the original parade; the king and queen of Zulu reigned in elegant tuxedo and gown.

Of all the throws to rain down on Mardi Gras, the Zulu "golden coconut" is of highest demand. The coconut made its debut in 1910 in a dulled-down form, natural and hairy with no gold or glitter.