I Am What I Nyam
Fall 2023, Foodways, Magazine
Sweet potatoes are not yams—usually
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Magazine Articles
It’s In The Water
Magazine, Summer 2017
Powerful forces in New Orleans turned fluoride into a Cold War battle
Silent No More
Fall 2023, Magazine, Parish Spotlight
Uncovering Black history in Iberia Parish
Congo Square: La Place Publique
Magazine, Winter 1997
The African American culture nurtured in New Orleans’ Congo Square was, and is, unlike any other
Tales from Wartime New Orleans
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WWII–era parallels to the current COVID-19 crisis, presented in partnership with the National WWII Museum
Safe Haven
Magazine, Summer 2022
Reflections on Louisiana Green Book sites
On the Backstreets of Mardi Gras
Magazine, Spring 2007
A photo essay of Mardi Gras Indians from the Backstreet Museum’s founder, Sylvester Francis
The Speed of Culture
Geographer's Space, Magazine, Spring 2019
Two centuries ago, commerce and culture moved at the Mississippi’s pace
An Ignominious Anniversary
Magazine, Parish Spotlight, Summer 2019
2019 marks three hundred years since the arrival of the first slave ships in Louisiana
Encyclopedia Entries
Caddo Indian Treaty
History
The Caddo Indian Treaty of 1835 between the Caddo people of northwestern Louisiana and the US government resulted in a protected American boundary with Mexico, the relocation of the Caddo from Louisiana to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), and the establishment of present-day Shreveport.
