Jay Z Ties to SW Louisiana By: Alex D. Lee, Sr.
Discovering Jay Z documented Louisiana Roots! Before the fame there is always family or as we call it in SW Louisiana, FAMILLE!
Open Your Mind: Rethinking the Narrative You Were Taught
Open Your Mind: Rethinking the Narrative You Were Taught By Alex Da’Paul Lee Here’s the truth: the version of history
Let’s Talk Migration: Exploring Early Plantation Life in Texas Counties
The Family Genealogy of Bobby Seale, Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party I know many of you are familiar with
Gathering of Descendants With Ties to St. Landry Parish
2024 Descendants Gathering Opelousas, Louisiana Last week, the City of Opelousas welcomed several guests with familiar surnames tied to some
Story of Stephen B. CUNEY
“A Negro who could not love” Stephen D. CUNY was born about 1867 in Opelousas, Louisiana. He died on 1
Cousin Andris and Sherry THOMAS ties to the CHRETIEN’s
For the longest, all I knew about the woman pictured about was her name Louisa was and that she
Discovering Alexandre LEJEUNE
It isn’t easy to identify a slave due to many only being listed with a first, however due to having
Discovering the identities of Dr. A. O. GUIDRY’s enslaved people of color
Estate Sale of Julie POTIER (wife of Onezime GUIDRY) Source: POTIER, Julie m. Onezime GUIDRY Succ. dated 21 April
Discovering the identities of Dr. A. O. GUIDRY’s enslaved people of color
Estate Sale of Julie POTIER (wife of Onezime GUIDRY) Source: POTIER, Julie m. Onezime GUIDRY Succ. dated 21 April
“Reconnecting the famille of FRANCOISE” Taking a look back into our country’s early history in separating enslaved families
When I think of the transatlantic slave trade, I think of all the millions of families being separated from their