Food has always been part of our culture”, he said.Collins said Thanksgiving, especially this year with the pandemic and racial injustice, is a stark reminder of African American’s strength ...

Derek Mosely, director of Marquette University’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education, talks about the rich history of African American food culture that helped shape the ...

This article has been updated on June 7, 2021, at 3:30 PST to reflect that African American food culture is one of many (the article previously stated “the only”) aspects of African American identity ...

Of course, there will be soul food. But that’s not the soul of the foodways exhibition at the upcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture. “We wanted to break up the idea ...

Most Harris County African Americans are proud that their ancestors could create such a creative and powerful food culture out of a time of great racial and economic oppression. That doesn’t mean that ...

He writes that the color has come to symbolize strength and resilience in African-American culture. “Food is a form of remembrance. We eat the food of slaves to remember slavery,” said Caldwell.

Many assume African-American cuisine consists solely of fried chicken, collards, and cornbread. These are indeed touchstones of Black food in America, but that assumption is limiting in more ways ...

Inside the new African-American culinary history exhibition, ‘African/American: Making the Nation’s Table,’ during the press preview at the Museum of Food and Drink on Feb. 15, 2022.

Our American culture, character, language, music, agriculture and — yes — food, owe a huge debt to the people who were brought here, involuntarily, starting 400 years ago.

Jan. 26—The identities of cultures are often woven into the dishes that grace their tables. It's a link that's helped define Dr. Jessica Harris' career. The scholar holds a doctorate degree in ...

The African American food culture of Harris County and its history are shared by many places in the Deep South. Slavery had a deep impact on food access for blacks, and many of the foods slaves ate ...