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 ...

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 ...

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African-American Food Culture: Growing Community Our diversity connects us as a nation and a community. Shanti Community Farm in Akron, Ohio, provides refugees with the chance to farm and to carry ...

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Michael Twitty, the African American Jewish writer and culinary historian, known for writing an open letter to Paula Deen for not recognizing the role of African and African American food culture ...

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 ...

“African/American: Making the Nation’s Table,” presented by the Museum of Food and Drink and the Africa Center at Aliko Dangote Hall, 1280 Fifth Avenue, 212-444-9795, theafricacenter.org.