“Juneteenth” commemorates the day when U.S. federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, and spread news that African Americans were no longer enslaved thanks to the Emancipation Proclamation. Chattel would legally end later that year when the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on December 18, 1865. Though widely […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers and mother figures. Here’s a piece that I wrote last year as a tribute to my late mother, Johnetta Miller.
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Thank you for your interest in my books. You may get an autographed copy of either (or both) of my books by clicking on the links below: Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our […]
Early Buzz for “The President’s Kitchen Cabinet”!
Critical praise is already starting to roll in for my next book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families from the Washingtons to the Obamas. Kirkus Reviews describes it as: “For food history and presidential history buffs alike, both entertaining and illuminating.” (12/8/16) Library Journal puts […]