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Black Inventions Before Breakfast
A traffic light. A home security system. A refrigerated truck. These everyday conveniences exist because of Black inventors whose contributions have too often been erased from the historical record. The return of the Original Traveling Black Inventions Museum invites the Delta community to see innovation clearly—and truthfully.
Uncle Frederick
A newly acquired portrait of Frederick, an enslaved man, reveals the enduring exploitation of enslaved Mississippians. This post examines the history of Frederick and Delia, the portraits’ original propaganda function, and the urgent call for their dignified stewardship in a Black-led institution.
The Law Is Ink, Power Is Blood: How Black Museums Forge the Nation’s Conscience
Black museums were never just repositories—they’ve always been battlegrounds. As national institutions face new political pressures to erase our past, the Northeast Louisiana Delta African-American Heritage Museum stands firm in defiant remembrance. Because remembering is resistance.