In addition to the women’s intriguing role in managing the plantation, a tour of Laura Plantation highlights the Creole heritage and culture of the region and reveals a fascinating chapter in ...

Portraits of women in tignons and muslin gowns are examples of early Creole fashions in New Orleans and Louisiana. Clothing was adapted to the climate and to sometimes strict rules around social ...

Black women’s hair has always been a civil rights issue. Anti-Black hair sentiment in the US reaches back to the 18th century when, for example, free Creole women of color in New Orleans wore ...

“Around the rest of America, you rarely see people identifying their European heritage as Creole, but in the 1800s they would have, and people continue to in Louisiana,” says Seiferth.

If you love Creole and Cajun food, make sure to check out the best Black women-owned restaurants in New Orleans including Dooky Chase and Willie Mae's Scotch House when you visit.

How black creole women in Mauritius constitute a sense-of-self: a Q&A with Joe-Ann Chavry Joe-Ann Chavry is a PhD candidate in the Media and Communications Department . I am a cross-sectional ...

“To celebrate Creole culture is to wake up and live in New Orleans,” said Christina Bragg, a member of the Mahogany Blue Babydolls, a parading group for Black and mixed-race women.

A group of New Orleans women hope to revive a nearly lost aspect from the earliest days of the Baby Dolls tradition: singing in Louisiana Creole as they parade on Mardi Gras Day.

Rebecca D. Henry, founder and director of the Creole Heritage Folklife Center in Opelousas, is a remarkable woman who is dedicated to preserving and sharing Creole heritage through guided tours, co… ...

Creole Story Pot started in 2017, ... The book is a love letter to all of the powerful creole women that inspired her flavor growing up. “My father’s family were all Catholic.