Pay Equity: Empirical Inquiries answers these questions in 10 original research papers. The papers explore race- and gender-based differences in wages, at the level both of individuals and of occupations.
Okra, or Gumbo, from Africa. 0kra (Hibiscus esculentus) is also called gumbo in this country, although the latter term is more often applied to soups or other dishes which contain okra. Both of these names are of African origin. Gumbo is believed to be a corruption of a Portuguese corruption, quingombo, of the word quillobo, native name for the plant in the Congo and Angola area of Africa.
Meanwhile, in New Orleans, the Gumbo Shop shows off the diversity of the dish with options of seafood gumbo, chicken and sausage gumbo and even gumbo zâherbes, a meatless version made with greens. Jambalaya is comfort food incarnate, and another Louisiana staple with a list of variations as long as its history.