Explore the rich history and cultural significance of Black food traditions on New Year's Day. Discover how dishes like black-eyed peas and greens, rooted in West African heritage, symbolize good luck and prosperity.

Learn about the role of enslaved chefs in shaping American cuisine and uncover the hidden meanings behind your New Year's meal.

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The story of Black Santa Claus begins from a need to reconstruct the Black identity and challenge racial narratives. Emerging from the shadows of racial caricature and cultural exclusion, Black Santa has become an unexpected player on the stage of civil rights and cultural politics.

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Did you know that early Treadmills were used to walk enslaved people in to submission

Join us while we talk about the History of the Treadmill. 

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https://www.britannica.com/topic/treadwheel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadwheel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_treadmill https://daily.jstor.org/treadmills-were-meant-to-be-atonement-machines

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In the late 15th century, Portuguese explorers noted the flourishing rice cultivation in West Africa, a skill deeply rooted in local communities. Tragically, the transatlantic slave trade brought these expert rice cultivators to the Americas, where their knowledge transformed agriculture. Their expertise cultivated what became known as Carolina Gold. By the 1700s, African skills were so valued that areas like Charleston saw a surge in Rice Coast Africans, reshaping the economy of the Lowcountry

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Black Rice; The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas by Judith A. Carney

The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty 

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From the Reconstruction era to the Civil Rights Movement, Black Americans have struggled for the right vote since the early days of this nation, from the struggles, triumphs, and ongoing fight against Black voter suppression.

Join us as we delve into the dark history of Black voting rights in America.

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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
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White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism by Kevin M. Kruse
Lynching in america by EJI

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The origins of barbecue are firmly rooted in the plantation South, where enslaved Black pitmasters blended their own culinary traditions with those of Indigenous peoples to create what we know as American barbecue.

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Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, by Adrian Miller https://www.amazon.com/Black-Smoke-African-Americans-Barbecue/dp/1469662809 https://destination-bbq.com/history-of-barbecue/
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/why-barbecue-is-an-essential-part-of-black-history

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Can you swim? Over 58% of Black children can't swim, nearly double the rate for white children. This issue traces back to years of racial segregation, that prevented generations of Black Americans from learning to swim, leaving them unable to teach the future generations.

Join us today as we explore the historical reasons behind why many Black folks don't swim.


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadwheel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_treadmill
https://daily.jstor.org/treadmills-were-meant-to-be-atonement-machines

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Race is a social concept created to categorize people based on physical traits like skin color and physical features. It became the entire basis for American Slavery.

So, Let's discuss the origins of Black Racial identity. 

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https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/historical-foundations-race https://www.britannica.com/topic/race-human/The-history-of-the-idea-of-race https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_race_concepts

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Join us as we unpack the layers of colorism. This form of discrimination goes beyond racism, affecting individuals based on their skin tone even within their own ethnic or racial groups.

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The concept of racial passing is where individuals from one racial group are perceived or pass as members of another racial group. Historically prevalent in the United States, racial passing often involved Black or multiracial individuals assimilating into the white majority to navigate societal barriers like harsh racial segregation and discrimination.

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