February 3, 2024 The Denver Public Library is excited to announce 2024’s Juanita Gray Community Service Awards nominees and three new additions to the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame! Celebrate their brilliant leadership and accomplishments on Saturday, February 3 at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The award […]
Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame Induction
The Hall of Fame honor is bestowed upon a Coloradan who has been the first African American to accomplish a professional goal in their field and/or who has actively supported the African American community while achieving his or her goal. The original series contained forty-one photographs and was created in 1973 as part of a […]
COLORADO BARBECUE LEGEND COLUMBUS B. HILL TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE AMERICAN ROYAL BARBECUE HALL OF FAME
AUGUST 19, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Adrian Miller, (303) 917-3864, soulfoodscholar@gmail.com Columbus B. Hill–a legendary African American barbecue cook once based in Denver, Colorado–is a 2023 inductee to the American Royal Barbecue Hall of Fame (“BBQHoF”). Hill is a “Legacy Inductee,” a category which according the BBQHoF website: “honors deceased individuals whose contributions to […]
The Soul Food Scholar Nominated for a Prestigious IACP Award!
For the second year in a row, I’ve been nominated for a prestigious award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (“IACP”). How cool is that? This time, I got a nod for an article on macaroni and cheese that I co-authored with Italy-based pasta scholar Karima Moyer-Nocchi. The International Association of Culinary Professionals is […]