Sunday evening chaser: Burning down the House

A fire in Louisiana sparks online Black joy

May 19, 2025

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Fire crews move in a line around the now fully engulfed the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana on May 15, 2025 (Michael Johnson/The Advocate via AP)

It’s not yet clear what caused the Nottoway plantation in Louisiana to burn beyond salvaging on May 15th, but if you ask Online Black America, there’s a solid chance The Ancestors were involved. …

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