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Feathers and Female Power: The Costumes of Carnival

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Crowns, Gems and Costumes for the Women Who Run Carnival
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A vibrant, skimpy ensemble worn at a Caribbean Carnival is so much more than a visual delight: “It’s a celebration of women’s glory in themselves.”
The blinged-out swimsuits and colorful plumage seen at Caribbean Carnivals from London to New York to Toronto take months to complete and involve an industry of designers, seamstresses, feather workers and wire benders. The women who take part in this masquerade “mas,” it’s called have transformed a tradition rooted in Roman Catholicism and Black resistance to slavery into a performance of female empowerment, resistance and self-expression. ....

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The Fun Police: Law Enforcement Comes to Carnival

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A police officer with a riot shield at London’s Notting Hill Carnival in 1978.Credit.Staff/Mirrorpix, via Getty Images
The Fun Police: Law Enforcement Comes to Carnival
Events like J’Ouvert in New York and Carnival in London have seen violent incidents. But the way they are policed says a lot about what happens when Black people gather.
By Mychal Denzel Smith
J’Ouvert has its roots in denial.
In the late 1700s, French colonists in Trinidad began hosting masquerade balls that the enslaved Black Caribbean population was banned from attending. Undeterred, the enslaved peoples hosted their own festivals, often as a way of mocking their enslavers. Upon emancipation in 1838, Black Caribbean peoples participated in the Carnival celebration, bringing in their own customs and cultural traditions. ....

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