Stone’s group began as a Bay Area sextet featuring Sly on keyboards, Larry Graham on bass ... Grace Slick’s group before she joined the Jefferson Airplane. Along with an early mentor and champion, San ...

Santa Larry Jefferson smiles with Auden Good, 4, and his 1-year-old brother Ezra of Ramsey during photos at the Santa Experience at Mall of America. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

In 2016, Black Santa made headlines when the nation’s largest mall, the Mall of America, hired Larry Jefferson as their first-ever Black Santa. But Herrington emphasized that the tradition is ...

Luther’s original Santa, Sid Fletcher, had found Jefferson at a Santa convention where he was the only Black St. Nick. Santa Larry, who sleighs his way up every year from Dallas ...

“People think it’s easy, but it’s a tough job,” said Larry Jefferson, 57, a Santa at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., whose commitment to the gig is such that he bleaches his ...

Santa Larry Jefferson, who is African American, made a special appearance at the City of Duncanville Christmas Party. Get top local stories delivered to you every morning with NBC DFW's News ...

Santa Larry Jefferson smiled with Jack Kivel, 3, of Prior Lake for photos at the Santa Experience at Mall of America in December 2016. (Leila Navidi, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Yes, Virginia, there is an Asian Santa Claus. He's a hockey dad, speaks with a Southern drawl and was recruited for the job out of Dallas. Allan Siu knows he's a unicorn of Santa reenactors. A ...

Larry Jefferson as Santa. Provided by Larry Jefferson While the changes may seem daunting, Jefferson, who has played Santa for 21 years, says they provide an opportunity to teach and encourage ...

DALLAS — As families set up decorations inviting the Christmas season, the coronavirus pandemic is changing traditions for many people. That includes visits with Santa. Those special moments won ...

Back in 1999, Larry Jefferson’s nephews were sick during Christmastime, so he showed up to their house in a $30 Santa suit with a pillowcase that he used as a sack. When they saw him, they got ...

It’s that time of year again—Santa Claus is coming to town! But depending on the city you live in, Santa could be white or Black. Here in Durham, North Carolina—my new home and a city that ...