Jessica B. Harris

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

A yearly winter retreat to scout antiques, explore Black Parisian enclaves, and host a dinner where everyone’s family

Jessica B. Harris on her journeys through the Magnolia State

Recreating a grandmother’s beloved recipe for a gift of Southern summers

Toques in Black honors chefs with a new book plus online cooking lessons

A New Orleans stylist blends history and beauty with aplomb in his colorful circa-1836 home

The Queen of Creole Cuisine had another passion—collecting and heralding the work of African American artists

A culinary historian recalls the influence of one of the few surviving Green Book restaurants

Escaping the Southern heat for a weekend? Add these “down-island” stops to your to-do list

On the island she calls her second home, writer Jessica B. Harris escapes the Southern heat

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

The Nashville-born chef on hats, heritage, and good old-fashioned hard work

More than just the South’s signature pod, okra carries thousands of years of history

A New Orleans fixture may be gone, but his legacy will live on