The Iron Magnolia
A seasonal journal rooted in the Black South
Footage of Black communities in Lexington and Oxford, North Carolina (1938–1941). Filmed by Hubert Lee Waters. Courtesy of Duke University (Public Domain).
Welcome to the Iron Magnolia!
“The Iron Magnolia is a journal rooted in the Black South, about memory, inheritance, and the work of remembering.”
~Kratina N. Baker, J.D., Founder and Editor of The Iron Magnolia
The Inaugural Issue
Spring 2026
The Evolution of the Radical Southern Belle
Featuring field notes, Southern summers, and Wanderlust: tracing Sinners through the South.
