Jessica B. Harris

Arts & Culture
Southern Women Spotlight: Mary McLeod Bethune
In 2022, the leader who used education to empower will become the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall

Dispatches
Jessica B. Harris’s Annual Paris Holiday
A yearly winter retreat to scout antiques, explore Black Parisian enclaves, and host a dinner where everyone’s family

Southern Roads
Riding Shotgun into the Heart of Mississippi
Jessica B. Harris on her journeys through the Magnolia State

Forgotten Southern Recipes
How to Make Watermelon Rind Pickles
Recreating a grandmother’s beloved recipe for a gift of Southern summers

Food & Drink
A Celebration of the Creativity of Black Chefs
Toques in Black honors chefs with a new book plus online cooking lessons

Homeplace
Reviving a Creole Cottage
A New Orleans stylist blends history and beauty with aplomb in his colorful circa-1836 home

Arts & Culture
The Leah Chase You Didn’t Know
The Queen of Creole Cuisine had another passion—collecting and heralding the work of African American artists

Arts & Culture
The Green Book–Era Legacy of Dooky Chase’s
A culinary historian recalls the influence of one of the few surviving Green Book restaurants

Travel
Five Must-Visit Spots in Martha’s Vineyard
Escaping the Southern heat for a weekend? Add these “down-island” stops to your to-do list

Weekends
Falling for Martha’s Vineyard
On the island she calls her second home, writer Jessica B. Harris escapes the Southern heat

Southern Women
Leah Chase: Queen of Creole Cuisine
The legendary Dooky Chase’s chef speaks to historian Jessica B. Harris about growing up, transforming the New Orleans restaurant scene during the Civil Rights movement, and what it means to be a Southern woman

Southern Women
The Contagious Optimism of Carla Hall
The Nashville-born chef on hats, heritage, and good old-fashioned hard work

S is for Southern
Okra’s Deep Roots
More than just the South’s signature pod, okra carries thousands of years of history

City Guides
The Magical Mr. Okra
A New Orleans fixture may be gone, but his legacy will live on