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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an...

Showcasing one of the world's largest private collections of African American cookbooks, ranging from rare nineteenth-century texts to modern class...

"The very first cookbook to celebrate Juneteenth, from food writer and cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor--who draws on her decade of experiences obs...

A love-letter to the unexpected delights (and occasional despair) of so-called "first-hand food"--meals we grow, forage, fish, or even hunt from th...

The commemorative 30th-anniversary edition of "The Taste of Country Cooking," a great American classic on Southern food, includes an Introduction f...

"Edna loved to cook. Growing up on a farm in Freetown, Virginia, she learned the value of fresh, local, seasonal food from her Mama Daisy, as well ...

A combination dictionary and annotated discography, videography and bibliography, this sourcebook brings together listings of materials on the Rast...

Growing up sensitive and slightly awkward in a race-conscious space, Guy decided early on that good food is the most powerful way to connect, under...

"Twitty considers the marriage of two of the most distinctive culinary cultures in the world today: the foods and traditions of the African Atlanti...

Crossing the ocean on a slave ship, working the land under threat of violence, eluding racists in nighttime chases through moonless fields and wood...

This book stresses the importance of family participation in the celebration of this African American holiday.

First begun in 1966, Kwanzaa, which celebrates the African-American people, their heritage, and culture, has become more popular with each passing ...

"Expands the historical narrative of the black freedom struggle to embrace the work, roles, and contributions of southern black farmers and the org...

Sistah Vegan is not about preaching veganism or vegan fundamentalism. Rather, the book is about how a group of black-identified female vegans perce...

"Over the last decade, there has been an increasing amount of scholarship focused on race and food inequity. Much of this research is focused on th...

A fated brunch and an unlikely CupidSienna Charles is tired of the same old, same old. Same old job, same old city, same old friends. Same old men....

A WALL STREET JOURNAL FAVORITE FOOD BOOK OF THE EARFrom the author of Queen Sugar--now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duverna...

"In this sociology-based history, Bobby J. Smith II uses archival research, interviews, and oral histories to unearth a food story buried deep with...

"Chef Todd Richards explores West African diaspora cooking in the Americas, spanning history from the slave trade through the Great Migration, with...

Adapted from historical texts and rare African-American cookbooks, the 125 recipes within this book paint a rich, varied picture of the true histor...

"Psyche A. Williams-Forson is one of our leading thinkers about food in America. In Eating While Black, she offers her knowledge and experience to ...

A "book exploring Black foodways within America and around the world, curated by food activist and author of Vegetable Kingdom Bryant Terry"--

"More than 100 beautifully simple recipes that teach you the basics of a great vegan meal centered on real food, not powders or meat substitutes--f...

"Rejoice, all you lovers of the personal and inimitable voice of Jessica B. Harris. In High on the Hog, she has woven her own story into the epic o...