Photographer and longtime WWOZ contributor Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee has been in the streets this second line season, capturing some of the moments that make Sundays in New Orleans extra special. Check out these highlights from the Black Men of Labor second line parade on Sunday, October 23, 2016.

Fred J. Johnson, Jr., Benny Jones, Sr., and Gregory Stafford founded the Black Men of Labor, Inc in 1993. Their purpose was to create an organization that would reaffirm and pay tribute to the contributions of African American men in the workplace while promoting and preserving Traditional Jazz Music. The group organized their first parade in 1994, as a way to honor and pay respect to the Legendary Jazz Musician Danny Barker.

The 6th and 7th Wards, which the Black Men of Labor parade through, have historically been and continue to be a mixture of African-American owned businesses and homes. This area is home to the Mahalia Jackson Center of Performance Arts, Armstrong Park, Congo Square, the Municipal Auditorium, and more.