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'35 Influential Black Voices Shaping American Culture'
Secret Los Angeles, 2020
"NOIR 'N NOLA, New Orleans Black Culture and History Preservationist."
'100 Influential Black Voices on Instagram'
Curious Tribe, 2020
"NOIR 'N NOLA, Preserving the history, culture, and soul of Black New Orleans."
'This 23-Year-Old Historian Is Defending the Culture of New Orleans Through Her Digital Platform'
Mogul Millennial, 2019
"Cierra Chenier instead juggles the standard social life with her work, occasionally choosing to stay in and research topics like the Charles Deslondes who led the largest U.S. slave revolt that occurred just 20 miles outside of New Orleans for her blog platform NOIR N’ NOLA." by Kayla Swanson
'Gentrification Threatens New Orleans' Brass Bands, But Our City Won't Stand for That'
Bustle, 2019
"It was on noirnnola.com that New Orleans activist Cierra Chenier wrote, “To be Black in this new, New Orleans is an act of protest. Our very existence is resistance.” by Sola Akinlana
Cheers to Her Brunch presented by ESSENCE x Coca-Cola
Bossip, 2019
"Cierra Chenier, writer and creator of NOIR ‘N NOLA, dedicated to highlighting the history, politics, and soul of Black New Orleans."
Xavier University of Louisiana Dept. of Mass Communication, 2019
"NOLA’S Rich History with NOIR 'N NOLA's Cierra Chenier is apart of My Nola, My Story, a Digital Humanities project by Xavier University of Louisiana students Mass Communications department, coordinated by Dr. Shearon Roberts. This report was produced by Nigell Moses."
House of the Young Ent. & #SciHighWorks Digital Media Dept., 2019
"Black boy, Black boy" Written/Performed by Cierra Chenier, Courtesy of NOIR 'N NOLA."
'Hussle (and Motivate): An Open Letter to Nipsey Hussle'
The Hilltop, 2019
"Like my Louisiana sis, Cierra Chenier (@noirnnola) said, Nipsey would want us to be focused on creating more Nipseys. We need to refocus this energy after the grief into action." by Jade Flint
'Cierra Chenier, Guardian of Our Culture'
The Law According to Bre, 2019
"Cierra Chenier started NOIR ’N NOLA as a way to educate others about Black New Orleans, how to protect black New Orleans culture and its history that dates back before the Emancipation Proclamation. Through her platform, she has given free game to hundreds about prominent New Orleans figures like Marie Laveau, Thomy Lafon, Jean Saint Malo, Charles Deslondes and many more." by Breon Robinson