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The black leaders of an iconic Mardi Gras parade want you to know their 'black makeup is NOT blackface'
February 17 2019, 08:00
When one of New Orleans' most cherished parades rolls next month, float riders -- African-American and white -- will greet the screaming throngs wearing lofty feather headdresses, crinkly grass skirts and the sort of black face paint that most anywhere else might draw gasps and cries of racism.