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A $750,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation will help fund a collaborative public humanities effort among UNO’s Midlo Center, the Neighborhood Story Project and the Justice Studies Ph.D. Program.
Historic New Orleans Collection to host panel discussion about second line parades
The Historic New Orleans Collection will host a Zoom discussion on Thursday, May 13, at 7 p.m. among presidents of three social aid and pleasure clubs and owners of businesses that support second line parades. Showing Love: Parades, Mutual Aid, and the Importance of Place is a free event that requires advance registration.
For more than 150 years, African American benevolent associations and social aid and pleasure clubs have supported their members and the broader community by organizing jazz funerals and second line parades. As the parades weave through the city, barrooms and other community spaces host stops, and vendors travel with the second line to provide food and refreshments. This conversation with club presidents and business owners will focus on these important networks within New Orleans’ cultural economy and participants will share stories that celebrate the places and people who mak