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Texas re-enactment focuses Juneteenth on life in slavery

DALLAS - One weekend each year, Esudele Fagbenro and Safisha Hill transform a Texas farm into an 18th century African village, replete with thatched huts, craftsmen and rites of passage into adulthood. More »

New Orleans mayor ponders his post-Katrina legacy

NEW ORLEANS - It's not easy being Ray Nagin. The New Orleans mayor, now midway through his final term, envisions his legacy as leader of a sweeping rebirth of New Orleans from the ruins of Hurricane Katrina. More »