Louisiana woman

Lake Charles, La Xmas 2013 this is a beautiful tree that has aged with no flaws.

A young Creole woman in a tignon of her own creation. Painting from the Historic New Orleans Collection. There are many reasons why it’s not “just hair” for Black women. Before the "Black is Beautiful" and natural hair movement emerged during the 1960s, anti-Black hair sentiment in Western societ

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Louisiana evening today :)

The women in artist Chesley Antoinette’s photographs are gowned the way Creole women from the Deep South would have been 250 years ago: in fine silk

A new documentary asks if it was a serial killer or law enforcement who was responsible for the murders of eight women in Louisiana?

... Beautiful Louisiana

Mardi Gras is right around the corner. This event is truly a cultural experience to be had in the South and not one to miss. From the Zulu Ball to the Parades and great food,…

The video brings E. J. Bellocq's photographs of women in 1910s Storyville to life.

Illustrators: Leo and Diane Dillon She emits a foreboding energy to those standing in her presence who have done wrong, and a feeling of safety and security to those for whom she has come to assist. She's a daughter of the Mississippi Delta, born in the city of New Orleans, stronger than any man and a hero to every woman. It is said she walks with a swagger, displaying a confident knowing of who she is and where she's going. But, she walks without the arrogance of haters and bullies because…

From Flickr: "Life of a Louisiana girl, 1939 - 1949 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!" Love this! Giving me some insights into fashion for black women in 1940s Louisiana!

An enslaved woman named Sally Miller went to the Louisiana Supreme Court to sue for her freedom. She won, then she was forgotten.

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