White Fish in Hearts of Palm
December 5, 2019

White Fish in Hearts of Palm

Many people do not realize more African people were taken to Brazil, where they were subsequently enslaved, than any other so-called New World country. So with respect to the African Heritage Diet, Brazilians contributed to the cuisine just as much as any of us in …

Africa, African American, African Diasporic History, Brazil, Enslaved People, Food, History, Organic, Popular Culture, Seafood, South America
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by Robin Sparks
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The Ultimate Macaroni & Cheese
October 22, 2019

The Ultimate Macaroni & Cheese

In 1940’s Mississippi my mother says much of the cheese was white in color i.e. without colored additives, and not pasteurized or “raw.” Raw cheese contains beneficial probiotics, active bacteria which help the digestive system function. Heat processing via cooking kills much of the bacteria, …

African American, Cooking, Cuisine, Digestion, Gluten-free, Health, History, Mississippi, Popular Culture, Soul Food, Southern Cuisine, The South, Vegetarian
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by Robin Sparks
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Plant Based Busy – Brie Sandwich
September 21, 2019

Plant Based Busy – Brie Sandwich

My favorite living chef is probably Jacques Pepin. Not only does he say Black American chefs taught him how to cook American food in the 1960’s, his stories of growing up poor in France, working in his family’s kitchen with his first responsibility to ensure …

African American, History, Popular Culture
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by Robin Sparks
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Had It Not Been For
July 26, 2014

Had It Not Been For

We were the first to be killed in the Revolutionary War. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p24.html  We are not Barack nor even Michelle. We are not the newly minted from Nigeria or Cuba who float to our shores hyperventilating, disdain in their first full breath, lying in wait for …

Civil Rights, History, Immigration, Popular Culture, Race, Uncategorized, Women's Studies
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by Robin Sparks
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