There’s a popular saying coined by New Orleans-born and based artist phlegm: “Everything you love about New Orleans is because of Black people.” The city’s African roots are ever present ...

on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) A fire truck is stationed near a building damaged in an explosion in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer ...