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Six years after A Buffet of Black Food History, here's an update from A-Z.

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High On The Hog (Jessica B. Harris)

African American Foodways (Edited by Anne L. Bower)

Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice (Toni Tipton-Martin)

The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks (Toni Tipton-Martin)

Franchise: The Golden Arches In Black America (Marcia Chatelain)

Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food (Fred Opie)

Southern Food and Civil Rights ( Fred Opie)

Hog and Hominy: Soul Food From Africa To America (Fred Opie)

Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time (Adrian Miller)

The Cooking Gene (Michael Twitty)

Black Smoke (Adrian Miller)

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Six years after A Buffet of Black Food History, here's an update from A-Z. Contest Details: 1 U.S. Based Subscriber will win SIX books. Drawing on February 28th 2025. Ships within 7-14 days of me receiving the winner's confirmed address. [Food History, Black Food History, fun black history, black history month stories, black history month timelines, African American Food History, High on The Hog, Jessica B. Harris, Famous Amos, Wallace Wally Amos, You Name It, cookies, Marvin Gaye, Helen Reddy, Uncle No Name, Muffins, Catering, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Charleston, Chicago, Robert Bogle, Nicholas Biddle, food in the 18th century, food in the 19th century, food in the 20th century, slavery, class, low vibration, low vibrational plate, The Jemima Code, Toni Tipton Martin, Tracy Poe, cookbooks, Slutty Vegan, Pinky Cole, vegan food, They Cloned Tyrone, Nathan Nearest Green, Jack Daniel's Whiskey, Hennessey, Hennessey in the black community, Zora Neale Hurston, Ebony and Jet Magazines, Edna Lewis, James Beard, Bon Appetit, Truman Capote, Rita Hayworth, and William Faulkner, American Museum of Natural History, black farmers, Pigford Vs Glickman, black grocery stores, Negro Business League, Booker T Washington, Your Supermarket, Nation of Islam, black capitalism vs black power movement, 1960s, Malik Yakini, Metro Food Land, Ebony Food Market, co-ops, Sugar Hill Gang, Rappers Delight, Wonder Mike, Aquemeni Andre 3000, Biggie Juicy, Notorious B.I.G, Diddy, Megan Thee Stallion HTX Freestyle, 3AM in HTX, Frenchy's Beyonce, food in rap music, Doja Cat, Latto, Saweetie, Bar-B-Quin’ With My Honey and Back At The Ranch., Rap Snacks, Master P, Justins, Coolio, Ludacris, Chicken and Beer, Rick Ross, Kelis, Ice Cream, Milk Shake, Wutang Clan, Raekwon, Sallie Shadd, Dolly Madison, Aunt Jemima, Rastus, Cream of Wheaties, pancakes, Rosa Parks pancakes recipe, Uncle Ben, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ebony Test Kitchen, Ebony Cookbook, John Johnson, Freda DeKnight, Charla Draper, Charlotte Lyons, Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X, Mahalia Jackson, fried chicken, Minnie Pearl, KFC, Benjamin L Hooks, Nixon, FCC, Stokeley Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther Free Breakfast Program, Bergdorf Goodman, Chitlins and Champagne, Slyvia's Soul Food, New York City, Bill O Reilly, B Smith, Barbara Smith, B Smith's Restaurant, Sag Harbor, Alexander Smalls, Noveoulle Soul, Toukie Smith, Robert DeNiro, Willi Smith, Norma Jean Darden, Spoonbread Catering, Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too, Korean Fried Chicken, Praline Ladies, New Orleans, Paris, Praline Recipe, Loretta's Authentic Pralines, Memphis The Four Way, Martin Luther King Jr, Lois The Pie Queen, Harold Pierce, Harolds, Oakland, Ezells Damous Chicken, Heaven Sent Chicken, Oprah's Favorite Chicken, repast, funeral, african american funeral traditions, death culture, death rituals, ceremony, seafood, olfactory ethics, Dr. Ally Louks, crab, Coulbourne and Jewett, Crisfield Maryland, BBQ, pitmasters, bbq history, grill, throw a little something on the grill, McDonalds, McDonalds history, black people and mcdonalds, Marcia Chatelain, franchising, McDonalds franchises, Vertamae Grosvenor, Gullah Geechee Culture, Vibration Cooking, essica B Harris, Michael Twitty, Toni Tipton Martin, Fred Opie, Adrian Miller, Tonya Hopkins, food history writing, historiography, black food inventions, black history inventions, Love the content? Support for $1/month on https://patreon.com/intelexualmedia Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more are available ON PATREON.

Comments

Sumayyah Shannon

I love when you do these videos! Btw happy belated birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

Shanta Hughes

Is there a formal list of the books mentioned ? I have searched ebay 4 some.

Suave Klutz

I know what I want for my birthday! BOOKS 📖📚

Moocow

I want the books!!!

itslleexxyy_

Just bought Jessica B. Harris’ book and found your video!! Excited to review your other reads. Thank you for sharing with us 🫶🏾