A Tender Southern Pot Roast with Coffee-Infused Gravy Pot Roast is a classic Southern comfort meal featuring a slow-simmered beef roast cooked with onions, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, and an unexpected touch of black coffee that adds...

Classic Southern Meatballs Simmered in Rich Tomato Gravy Meatballs and Rice is a comforting Southern favorite made with seasoned ground beef meatballs gently simmered in a flavorful tomato gravy. Served over fluffy rice, this hearty meal...

A Hearty Southern Beef Stew with Garden Vegetables Beef Stew is a timeless Southern comfort meal featuring tender beef, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, and carrots simmered together in a rich, savory broth. Slow cooking allows the...

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...