Will Connors was the Midwest correspondent in The Wall Street Journal's Chicago bureau, where he covered public policy, politics, general news and other strange happenings. He worked earlier stints ...

In the heart of Lagos Island, the Fanti Carnival rose like a phoenix—bold, rhythmic and unapologetically Afro-Brazilian. After years of silence, it returned not just as celebration, but as ...

Lagos Island came alive on Easter Sunday as the Fanti Carnival made its much-anticipated return, rekindling the vibrant Afro-Brazilian heritage that has long been a cornerstone of the city’s ...

The festival, albeit on a smaller scale than that of its Brazilian model ... At Sunday's Fanti Carnival, a stilt-walking woman in a green-and-yellow dress with a yellow fascinator on her head ...

Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, ...

vibrancy and colours of Brazil's Rio Carnival to the streets of Lagos in Nigeria. The festival, albeit on a smaller scale than that of its Brazilian model, helps to keep their heritage alive and ...