A Movie About America Broke My Heart

I’d just walked out of a movie called “The Testament of Ann Lee.” Lee was the founder of the American Shakers, a tiny utopian ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How This Weekend’s Native American Hoop Dance Championships Mark the Rebirth of a Dynamic Art Form

In 1991, my father and I decided to host a unique event to preserve a Native artform that began in the Southwest and transform it into a World Championship Contest. Little did we know our ...

New Orleans phrases and dialects to know to sound like a local

If you want to speak like a native during Mardi Gras, here's a short glossary that will help you talk the talk.
WWNO

‘Voices of the Culture’: Black Masking Indians discuss pressures of becoming a big chief and where to find them on Mardi Gras

Today on Louisiana Considered, we listen to the second part of the latest episode of “Voices of the Culture,” a podcast about Black Masking Indians. Two Big Chiefs and a Spy Boy discuss the pressures ...
WSKG

A Nashville museum celebrates the role of a small town in American music over the years

The small town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama has played a great role in American music for decades. Now, a new exhibit in Nashville is honoring its legacy.
WRKF

‘Voices of the Culture’: Black Masking Indians discuss impacts of tariffs, learning from elders and Mardi Gras preparations

Today on Louisiana Considered, we listen to the first part of the latest episode of “Voices of the Culture,” a podcast about ...