A Traditional Soul Food Heritage Recipe Tender chitterlings, onions, celery, hot peppers, and garlic come together in Chitlins à la California, a flavorful dish featured in The Black Family Reunion Cookbook. Slowly simmered with seasonings, cider...

A Traditional New Orleans Soul Food Favorite Tender red beans, savory ham, aromatic vegetables, and warm Southern seasonings come together in New Orleans Red Beans & Rice, a beloved Louisiana comfort food dish. Featured in The...

A Traditional Southern Soul Food Favorite Tender red beans, savory ham hocks, onions, garlic, and red pepper come together in Ham Hocks & Red Beans, a comforting Southern dish filled with rich, homestyle flavor. Featured in...

Haitian Elite and Governance: A Root Cause of Misery While the international community has played a significant role in Haiti's hardships, the actions of Haiti’s own elite and governments have been, and continue to be, a fundamental...

Haiti, once known as "The Jewel of the Antilles," was the world's richest colony. In the 1750s, it contributed up to 50% of France's GNP, exporting sugar, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, cotton, indigo, and other exotic goods....

In 1962, rhythm-and-blues singer Ray Charles made a bold move with his album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Instead of traditional country instrumentation, he used big-band orchestration and strings. Initially, his record label worried...

Looty is the anonymous collective digitally capturing 3D representations of looted artifacts, repatriating them in the metaverse. For centuries, museums and private collections around the world have been...

Aleshea Carrieré, Texas  Aleshea (she/her) is a southern girl living in Dallas who loves food, traveling and the outdoors. She writes about all of that on her blog, where you will find incredible recipes, tips...

California is well known for its beaches and its laid-back way of life, but you might not realize that the Golden State is rich with diversity and amazing eats. This month I took a journey down...