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Adrian Miller

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Inside the ‘Chitlin Circuit,’ a Jim Crow-Era Safe Space for Black Performers

It's where legends like Tina Turner and Ray Charles launched their careers.

by Adrian Miller via Atlas Obscura on June 28, 2022

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An engraving of Mrs. David Meade Randolph by Charle de Saint-Mémin.

Southern Hospitality? The Abstracted Labor of the Whole Pig Roast

Barbecue is a cornerstone of American cuisine, containing all of the contradictions of the country itself.

by Jessica Carbone via Perspectives on History on January 19, 2024

Botanical illustration of Black Eyed Pea plant

Plant of the Month: Black-eyed Pea

Human relationships to this global crop have been shaped by both violence and resilience.

by Julia Fine via JSTOR Daily on June 15, 2022

Yams under concrete with the leaves growing out of a crack in the sidewalk

The Deep and Twisted Roots of the American Yam

The American yam is not the food it says it is. How that came to be is a story of robbery, reinvention, and identity.

by Lex Pryor via The Ringer on November 24, 2021

Dick Gregory

The Legacy of a Civil Rights Icon’s Vegetarian Cookbook

Dick Gregory was an activist, comedian, and trendsetter for Black vegans.

by Shea Peters via Atlas Obscura on July 21, 2021

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