Marie Catherine Laveau was born September 10,1801 New Orleans. She was a free woman of color and spoke fluent French and was a black “Creole” of African, European and Native American descent. Not only would this woman make a life for herself and her children but she made a difference in people’s li

She was so beautiful she didn’t deserve what happened to her. Her husband was with Michelle Phillips from the Mamas & the Papas in London having another affair. I still say he had something to do with it. She was going to have the baby at anytime. He chose not to go home with her.

France, Greece, Italy and USA

The famous potato sack dress. Granted some of these photos are from 93 but she’s still managing to inspire people all the way to 2026. I don’t see her stopping anytime soon. 🌷🌸🌼💐

The first 5 are my favorites!

Photo 1, is about perseverance! She had a dream and didn’t see why being a woman or the color of her skin should be an obstacle. She showed incredible courage, determination and tenacity. She simply moved to France learned a new language and was treated like a human. Fun fact Josephine Baker did so

Al Capone coined the term money laundering. Because he had so much cash and had to have a source behind making so much. He bought a lot of laundromats and so it looked as though he was making his money through his laundromats. Hence the term “money laundering”. Just another fact I wanted to throw i