As slave ships crossed the Atlantic with their tragic cargo of bodies, they also carried okra, black-eyed peas, yams and rice. Africans who survived the journey planted their staples and eventually ...

I was recently alerted to a troubling trend in the food industry by someone who contacted me to voice their outrage. The concerned citizen explained that there was a ...

While soul food restaurants have played important roles on the North and West sides, the epicenter in Chicago has always been the South Side. That’s where you’ll find Pearl’s Place (3901 S. Michigan ...

Fried chicken, biscuits and mac and cheese are all notable dishes that can be found in both Southern and soul food. But what's the difference between these two very similar cuisines? Some say history, ...

Southern soul is the blues and the rhythm. The country and the western. The Sunday church sermon and the choir. The line dance and the celebration. It’s Otis Redding and Ray Charles. Little Richard ...

GONZALES, La. (Louisiana First)—Grab your boots and get ready to hit the ground at the Southern Soul Denim and Boots concert, which is coming to Gonzales in June. The highly anticipated concert brings ...

It's the end of a busy day at Boricua Soul, a Puerto Rican–Southern restaurant in the heart of downtown Durham, North Carolina. I'm staying out of the way as I watch tables being pulled in from the ...

You may not have ever heard the words "Southern soul," but you've definitely heard the music. For starters, everybody knows Otis Redding and Al Green. They're the two biggest names to come out of the ...

A Memphis insurance agent and mother of two with a “sturdy build, big thighs, big hips,” a feather boa, and minimal platinum-blonde hair was behind one of 2010’s best singles, reminiscing about being ...

CALLAWAY — Music festivals are a huge hit in Panama City Beach, but one local entertainer is bringing the music to the east side of Bay County. Bay County’s inaugural Southern Soul Music Festival will ...

Classix 102.9 will be shifting its format starting Saturday by adding Southern soul to its existing R&B songs from the late 1970s through the 1990s. Southern soul is a combination of styles including ...