Happy New Year! In case you missed it, here’s my interview on National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition.” We had a fun chat about New Year’s Day and eating black-eyed peas for good luck or coins. Here’s the interview: No New Year’s celebration is complete without black-eyed peas : NPR
Make Your Own Soulful New Year’s Day Meal! Recipes Included.
New Year’s Day is fast approaching! My family celebrates this holiday by having a very specific superstitious meal. We embraced the belief that eating these foods on January 1st would reverberate throughout the year. Here’s the menu and what the foods symbolized Chitlins (pork intestines) for good health (yes, I sense the irony). Any pork […]
Thanksgiving 2017
Here’s a roundup of my 2017 Thanksgiving celebration. I reached to my cousins for a get together. Our mothers have died in the past few years, and I thought it would be good for us to reconnect. Take a look at a pictorial diary of the meal.
I’m Thankful for Publix Showing What’s Possible
Though some progress is being made, it’s still uncommon for commercial retailers in the U.S. with a predominantly white clientele to showcase African Americans in their advertising. I love this Thanksgiving commercial from Publix (a retail grocery chain) for several reasons…