THIS year's "Traslacion," or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward Calvary for his crucifixion — again reminded us of the serious ...

A feature of traslacion is the “Dungaw” or “La Mirata” ritual, which is the historic practice of the San Sebastian and Quiapo churches, the Black Nazarene meets the image of Nuestra ...

Held every January 9, since 1787, devotees accompany the image of the Black Nazarene back to Quiapo Church. This year, anestimated 8.2 million devotees joined what has been described as the ...

Festivals are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion. “Viva Pit Senyor” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno” ...

A New York state appeals court ruled in favor of billionaire investor Leon Black on Thursday, rejecting a defamation claim by a woman who also accused the Apollo Global Management co-founder of ...

January 9 commemorates the day in 1787 when the Archbishop of Manila ordered the Black Nazarene to be transferred from its original church to Quiapo Church in the capital, where the statue remains ...

RaMell Ross, A.V. Rockwell, Raven Jackson and Garrett Bradley are the new Black directors chronicling Black life at a different speed. By Robert Daniels By bending time and leaning on nonlinear ...

The Pixies’ Frank Black kicked off his Teenager of the Year 30th anniversary tour on Wednesday night at The Fillmore in San Francisco. (H/t Stereogum.) He’s out with his ’90s band that made ...

Annual processions commemorate this transfer. In 1988, the late Cardinal Jaime Sin, then archbishop of Manila, initiated the building of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in the Quiapo church.

Black Queens forward Freda Ayisi has been recently seen training with legendary Brazilian and Real Madrid left-back Roberto Carlos. Ayisi, who plays for Hashtag United, is renowned for her ...

For the San Francisco Library's premier event, they will examine the Black horror genre and its role in healing communities. The event explores healing through the genre of Black horror and ...

As a result, generations of Black families planted roots there. RELATED: What we know about those killed in the LA wildfires "At one time, we were 30% African American," said Veronica Jones ...