A Buffet of Black Food History

[@IntelexualMedia]

Yes, Paschals is pronounced incorrectly. No, you don’t have to make that your sole comment for this video.

[@CreativeLaelAsif]

I heard you use Indigenous what do you think about Dane Calloways platform

[@realtomorrow3907]

Are you African.

[@realtomorrow3907]

Who are you.the comment police.dont worry about what i said you don't know what she really said.

[@evolveausevolveaus]

Awesome content and presentation 👌🇦🇺😷 Btw you are smokin girl 😍😁💝

[@dpersonal4187]

Were there any interesting drinks?

[@NiCold27]

My favorite piece of black food history is the black panthers free breakfast program for kids.

[@itsmecaldo]

yup

[@reapershinobi]

Those kids are still alive right now too, with their own families and everything. Really puts into perspective how recent a lot of this is.

[@mistereuro]

@@reapershinobi Indeed, the world as we know it is fairly young.

[@beth-elrawlings1679]

I love your comment now it's a shame that a lot of young folks didn't know that until the movie Black Messiah and Judas came out. NOW BLACK FOLKS, MY LOVELY LOVELY MELANATED PEOPLE, WE BUILT the STEP PYRAMIDS without machinery without electronics, don't you KNOW not BELIEVE don't you KNOW we can do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING as a PEOPLE I GOT A BRAIN TEASER FOR YOU LOOK UP THE WORD HUMAN.. AND BREAK THE WORD DOWN HUE MAN.... AND SEE WHAT YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING..... FACTS..

[@denisemitchell3010]

Amen in Queens built a library Langston Hughes Library in Corona NY

[@kijihigh6826]

When I was growing up in the old days every black family had a garden. There was plenty of food shared from neighbor to neighbor. The fruit trees were plentiful and mama made the best jam, jelly, apple sauce, peach pies and cobbler, wine and blueberry pies ever!!! We grew up believing that we were the riches black folks on the earth. Those were the good old days....good food, good music, good dancing and good looking black folks!

[@angelwalters7117]

And You Know IT!!! I Miss Those Days..

[@MsSlim9999]

Some of us still do I recently got into gardening and love it❤️

[@livityvillage5659]

I'm with you! This commercial food is trash. Wight folk in government come through saying the trees had disease and convinced folk to cut fruit trees down smh

[@gemaynedorisjeanhoward7325]

Yasss

[@CartersEat]

Weare well on our way back to that.. #gardensinorder

[@Lilac3_]

when you mentioned how sharecroppers were surviving on unhealthy foods, it made me think of the proximity of corner stores compared to grocery stores in black neighborhoods.

[@vinnyverret2882]

Dollar stores are the new hell

[@salvagemonster3612]

It is the same as this in rural white areas. A convenient store is much closer to our home than a grocery store. You are just simply creating a narrative that fits your narrow world view and opinions

[@neverforget1447]

Do you even know what a sharecropper is?

[@kathrynharris505]

@@salvagemonster3612 nobody said this phenomenon ONLY applies to black people. But this is a video focused on Black food culture; not simply on food and poverty. Food deserts are indeed a reality common to poverty, regardless of color. However; legal segregation and then later de facto segregation due to redlining means that blacks are even more likely to live in them in large numbers compared to whites. Either way; the phenomenon deserves attention, as the negative health outcomes impact generations of poor families as well as society as a whole, due to the increased costs of medical care, lost ability to work, reduced life expectancy, etc.

[@sabirabdul-lateef5352]

excellent point!!!

[@shopobjetdart]

Many blame soul food for modern health problems Black folks face today... but the elderly member of my family who ate collard greens, black-eyed peas, cornbread, biscuits, and tea lived to their late eighties and nineties... so it appears to me alcohol, sweets, and inactivity are the biggest problems now... not our food heritage... What are your thoughts?

[@P0k3D0nd3M4cG]

Nah, the copious amounts of butter and sugar also contribute. They also tend to live in much more isolated areas surrounded by greenery, which is a substantially healthier environment than most "developed" areas. Living in areas with constant exposure to high pollution causes DNA mutations and generally assured shortened lifespans.

[@memefaison6007]

I agree. Pollution, diet, inactivity, etc. All contribute.

[@bettykelly7565]

My great grandmother lived to be 102 she ate all those things.miss that.

[@shopobjetdart]

@@bettykelly7565 Exactly... to me, it is a systemic bias against our food heritage... Our health problems have more to do with our fast food, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug consumption... and folks from earlier generations who died typically left here earlier due to lifestyle issues and/or poor health care, not their diets... and our lower than average life expectancy is today is the result of violence more than anything else... Be proud! Eat your biscuits... cornbread... and enjoy your sweetened iced tea... just focus on eliminating the processed foods our heritage had less access to... cover up when it's cold... and I think we'll do just fine...

[@misslori9725]

Truth

[@LoveeMia]

In fifth grade, my white instructor tried to teach my class that “slavery wasn’t all bad. Slaves got food and shelter!” - I remember verbatim what she said - and I stood up, as the only black student in class, and protested how that was a poor excuse for human bondage, as you so eloquently put. This is my first time seeing a video of yours and as a university student studying African American and Africa Diaspora studies, I am instantly a subscriber and fan. Go, girl!

[@kuroe-chan5190]

Naw man. I’m sure our face looked bish are you serious!!!! The nerve of them

[@gwendolynallen3218]

Did you report it?

[@judahisrael4189]

In your African American studies how far back do they say our history goes back to with actual documentation?

[@miss_chelles1338]

I'm going to screenshot this and show it to my mom. this is what she was talking about before, and I at first hand witnessed an actual story like this.

[@TeeTee123-u4i]

Well isn’t that some dumb shit. Old lady here.About as dumb as you are going to get. I was really lucky. I had some great instructors in school AND parents who taught me the truth behind racism and slavery long ago. I am eternally grateful

[@thedorkettereads6052]

You said not to watch this hungry, I didn't listen, and now here we are. I want to eat literally all of that food.

[@IntelexualMedia]

lmaoooo I tried

[@thedorkettereads6052]

@@IntelexualMedia my curiosity led to my downfall.

[@chadr1856]

Once I saw this comment I paused, went to go eat and now I’m back~

[@monsieurfrancoise]

Same... should have listened haha.

[@tayxxmonster]

I clicked pause immediately because my stomach is touching my back. I saw your comment and knew I made the right choice.

[@serenity6831]

"just don't mess with the people who cook your food" 😚

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Waiting.... I wanna see racists getting garlic dandruff

[@ambriaashley3383]

@@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254 lmaoooo 🤣🤣

[@zengreen7]

Beware, sometimes even when you don't mess with them, they get you anyway, evil ppl exist, so always eat at home.

[@mizzdejavu]

@@ambriaashley3383 how

[@Powerule23]

My father was a Pullman Porter. (Blacks who served whites on the railroad). In response to racist comments by some passengers, the black cooks would dip and rub their privates in/on the food. I can literally count the number of times my father allowed us to eat in restaurants growing up. He admitted later in life that he didn't trust cooks, because he knew what they're capable of doing, and how commonly orders get mixed-up in the kitchen.

[@knitifine]

So... I have a complicated story. My father's side of the family came from the Caribbean. Due to the intense persecution they faced, they assimilated completely, cooking only one of our cultural dishes and refusing to teach us about our ancestors, or even teach us the language our grandparents spoke. This video was how I learned my ancestors invented BBQ. I'm in tears. I've been taught culinary in community college and now I'm determined to become a food providing activist with those skills. Thank you.

[@meimeilei]

"Gonzalo Fernández De Oviedo y Valdés, a Spanish explorer, was the first to use the word "barbecoa" in print in Spain in 1526. After the Spaniards & Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492, they found the people of Taino roasting meat on a wooden framework resting on sticks above a fire. The conquerors from Spain then embraced this style of cooking and spread it to more areas of America & beyond."

[@JasonWilliams-um2nt]

​@@meimeilei People of all cultures around the world have been "barbecuing" since ancient Egypt and Sumeria.

[@JasonWilliams-um2nt]

😂😂😂😂 you're in tears? Wtf.

[@nishamarley1416]

@@JasonWilliams-um2nt 😆🤣🤣🤣

[@joltjolt5060]

I'm from Cuba, and our language, as well as in Louisiana, was peppered with African words, and our cuisine too. You're lying.

[@brebougie]

Thank you for not sugarcoating it. Slavery wasn’t sweet and a walk in a park for our people

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Yup, I’m so tired of folks trying to make it sound not terrible.

[@ivfouler]

BLACK HISTORY EVERY DAY I DONT NEED A MONTH !!

[@snem9381]

Basically every part of life is thanks to black history.. no matter how whitewashed our education is

[@armaliteman2619]

Take your month and be happy

[@fatoubah6888]

@@armaliteman2619 mad or no?

[@armaliteman2619]

@@fatoubah6888 I’m not mad

[@Flowergurl2000]

And the shortest month too.

[@t.a.mccurdy9122]

I am 50 and after my parents divorced we move to a little pink house in the country. The house cane with a huge garden, walnut trees, cheery tree, apricot tree and a peach tree. We also had a well. I haven't had water that good since 1981. We were never sick, no cavities, my hair was thick and long. We played outside from dawn to dusk. Great memories!

[@TheQuota2001]

Amen my grandmother was raised in a similar fashion down south. She went to one of the first all black highschools in her state. They taught typing and had nice busses and they looked real fancy in her yearbook. We had black excellence at a point in time... Whitey history books would make it look like we were all just dusty foot esclaves who didn't try to better ourselves...

[@YGPR1212]

this was literally my childhood. im so blessed to have grown up around my great grandma and great granddad out in the country. we had well water and their outhouse is still on the land. the town i live in still has streets in the town named after the larger slave owner of the county to this day

[@TheQuota2001]

@@YGPR1212 tell them to rename it destroy that mess.

[@YGPR1212]

@@TheQuota2001 i want to do something SO bad. those slaves owner families never left this county and are now run by their descendants.. who are our judges, police, and city officials. i definitely live in a good old boy county

[@blasianluvschocolate397]

I'm. 48 and you're right

[@TigrisAquino]

The fact that a lot of these restaurants are still open just goes to show, it really wasn’t that long ago. Thank you for taking the time to make this video 🙏

[@WallebyDamned]

Black food is a perfect example of how food and feeding others is one of the greatest expressions of love. Making sure everyone is fed with flavors to remind you that good exists in the world.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Oh Yes!

[@mrnogot4251]

So basically, black people are to American cuisine what black people are to American music.

[@marla79]

💯

[@collegiatenaturals]

Bingo

[@hellokittycutie2003]

And is!!!!

[@farenheit2456]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@FinalFroggie]

black ppl are to america what black people are to american music tbh. this country was built on slavery lol

[@mariposaorofusionfoodchann7573]

Why is this not taught in schools?? Black Americans have made some notable contributions to life in America!

[@georgouspeach]

I didnt get to my african american studies class at my HBCU. They even gave us disclaimers to not be angry or triggered each class because the history from high school was a filled with lies. That class unveiled a lot. Loved it and hated it. More so loved.

[@HotCocoBangbang]

Exactly, instead of teaching kids the same set of stories in February every year, they could really teach students the many contributions of enslaved people.

[@kellyv.923]

We learned all this in the West Indies 🤷🏾‍♂️. And In college. White and black college. They won’t give it to you if you don’t fight for it

[@helenes52]

I learned this in school

[@bastardwhoreson]

Because how is this bs gunna help someone get a job lol?

[@Peter-lh6fg]

I especially admire how you weave into your tapestry of African -American history how important the contributions of otherwise "ordinary" people were to the advancement of justice and how that was often specifically involved with food.

[@rentok1739]

Was really amazing to hear about black vegetarianism and veganism. I grew up in West Africa and when I told my family (and friends) that I was giving up meat at 16 they looked at me like I was crazy. I ended up cutting out a lot of African food from my diet because of how meat-dependent it is. Now my diet is mostly Indian curries, vegetarian gumbo, beans (the only West African dish that slaps just as hard without meat), and a lot of rice (jollof rice is a close second to beans without meat). But every other week I remember the taste of suya and I cry and all the soup I can't eat T_T Amazing video, thank you so much! African American food history is so compelling.

[@CJtheRedeemer]

From the different side of the continent but Ethiopian food has so many vegan options cos the coptic orthodox christians do a vegan fast on certain days!! its so nutritious and easy to make. was hardly a transition to vegetarian for me growing up on my grandads cooking

[@rentok1739]

@@CJtheRedeemer ooo I’ll definitely take note of that, thanks for the shout!

[@PaintedHoundie]

From west africa too and I think there are some ways to have some of those dishes while still not having meat. The way they make collard greens I could eat that with just rice lol. Feel like the only meal I can think of that'd really be losing out on without meat is fufu.

[@rentok1739]

@@PaintedHoundie lol yeah ‘collard greens’ and fufu-accompanied meals are what I referred to as ‘soup’. I found a tiktok account that creates vegan versions of some Ghanaian meals, but nth that I grew up with. I started thinking about it as well and the only soups I’d successfully ‘de-meat’ are ‘Banga’ and ‘Okra’ soup but neither of those pair well with fufu. But thanks for pointing me in the collard green direction, I just remembered my mum used to freestyle a vegetable non-meat sauce and that groundnut soup exists

[@PaintedHoundie]

@@rentok1739 man i been trying to find recipes n whatnot but everything they just call "gravy" or "soup" lol. All i know is half these things are tomato based a lot of the time.

[@meganroserebecca]

This well-researched and masterfully presented video deserves way WAAAAY more views than it has. I'm commenting both to say 'thank you for your work' and in the hopes that commenting helps the algorithm to put this video in front of more eyeballs.

[@IntelexualMedia]

fingers crossed, thank you!

[@sofidee900]

Totally agree. Bravo. Thank you!!

[@ellehews6275]

It worked. I wasn't watching anything in relation to this video and it was given to me 🥰🤗.

[@LipGlossLicka1]

Yasss. Took the words right out my mouth

[@corrinaamato8805]

Yes, thank you

[@MARQ247]

The moment you sit back looking at these historical photos and think ... These could be photos of a family member and I'd never know.

[@kmanarabrown3259]

Yes

[@RL-ut6dl]

They are

[@RhoyalOne1922]

That part!!! I say this all the time!! We really don't know who we're related to. In my book, if you black, we all family.

[@missmeans217]

That's some real ish, and it cuts deep

[@MARQ247]

@@missmeans217 So true. I usually wonder how many pictures I'm in without knowing from just walking by, but even deeper is how many pictures have I seen of my ancestors and will never know. It's krazy..

[@JB-nr7iy]

As a non black woman I am going to keep my comment very short... I just came across your channel and instantly became a subscriber. Your videos are so well put together, informative and honestly refreshing. I will remain a humble observer

[@najualb]

i love how much of the activist perspective you showed - standing up for what is right doesn't always mean being in the front lines, it can also mean feeding the people who need it (as well as offering shelter and healing)

[@RationalMindsProductions]

Top 10 Reasons Blacks/African Americans Are The American Indians. Part 1 History of Soul Food "kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJa0p2ypo7Crgck

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Yup!❤️

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Truth Indeed AMEN

[@JackMason-oq8lf]

Can you keep a secret? There are people who care about others in need and do their best to render comfort and aid to those people. They don't want anything in return. Their caregiving is their reward, no soapboxes or tin cups. They keep their love personal, and never-ending. They believe. Hush, no names please.

[@healingv1sion]

My ancestors catch hell. generations of my family catch hell. This is why I live my life to the fullest and seek out freedom in my life. It's what I deserve and my life is the daydream of my ancestors.

[@Nonyah123]

We did that ya'll. Never forget how rich and amazing our history is.

[@deewynn]

👑🖤✊🏾💪🏿😏

[@jeanettejohnson7315]

I wish y'all was still doing it.

[@Passionate_Hater]

I'm a 🇿🇦n and I approve this message. Black history is rich

[@aristoddle7947]

@yaskween ????

[@kirroxij8729]

@yaskween bro why are people like you always trying to start shit

[@Naruto123476]

AA culture is one of THE best cultures. I’m glad people are finally seeing how much we did for America. Peace to you and thank you.

[@tm1rt2vv8i]

You didn’t do anything for America, except to ruin it. You should read some history, before you try to make such an absurd claim.

[@charlesxavier3489]

🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Lady_Graham]

@@charlesxavier3489 🙆🏼‍♂️

[@charlesxavier3489]

@@Lady_Graham 🤣🤣

[@akeemMagic01]

I'm not sure it's AA more like Black American Culture. Or Aborigine culture. Respectfully

[@lynnharr3911]

A few days ago, Georgia passed a law criminalizing anyone who offers food and water to people waiting to vote. Yes, there's a parallel between today and the past.

[@mano6453]

Great example!

[@tballstaedt7807]

Georgia passed a law that prohibits refreshments being passed out at the polls by political activists to keep the voting experience neutral. You should read beyond the headlines my friend. You are being lied to.

[@germyw]

@@tballstaedt7807 Go to hell. We know EXACTLY why. I want to know why YOU stopped here at this video, of all places.

[@tballstaedt7807]

@@germyw your video is political partisan garbage. I thought I would get an interesting overview of culinary contributions to the diverse network of American food culture. Instead, I got a bunch of racist rhetoric.

[@tballstaedt7807]

@@germyw all that hate will destroy what makes us beautiful and interesting.

[@arielleharris624]

This video is so... this truly made me tear up. Our history is so important. Thank you for all you do Lexual.

[@immaculateAMG]

All shut the hell up

[@gotrescuedauto3584]

U R FFFIIINNNEEE MS. ARIELLE LOL SHOOT

[@RL-ut6dl]

People ate of what was available to them and they made the best of it

[@ddddddd3432]

@@immaculateAMG y u mad🤨

[@philllippurifoy5375]

Girl. You should be very proud of yourself. This video is so informative and a different kind of history lesson. I am truly impressed. Thank you on behalf of our history.

[@IntelexualMedia]

Thanks for watching! ❤️

[@marksilla8276]

I can't believe this video is about to hit a million views. You deserve it. Congratulations!

[@silviaj4965]

“The spit chicken” as they should you can’t just go through life treating people like dog shit and don’t accept nothing to happen to you. But yep the modern barbecue was coined by black and indigenous people.

[@bellaQsheila]

More specifically the Taino people of the Caribbean! The word barbeque itself comes from the indigenous Taino word barbacoa. #TainototheWorld !!!

[@russellrobinson5930]

Spit chicken had me rolling I laughed like hell

[@bettycurry9588]

My great grandmother was one of the ladies who use to serve chicken to the passengers on the train and that was passed down to my grandmother in a little town called gordonsville VA. There is a plaque at the exchange hotel in gordonsville to honor them. They were famous for their fried chicken. My grandmother was also mentioned in the book Building houses out of chicken legs.

[@IntelexualMedia]

Oh wow I love this! Thank you so much for sharing

[@The.Living.Well.Christian.C]

That is really sweet! I had to look it up and I see that’s it’s in Orange County. My great greats come from there. ❤❤❤

[@GTAndFortniteVideos1]

Were you able to get any recipes passed down from your great grandmother?

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

That's so cool ❤

[@khanbibi]

Sweet potato pie is my most favorite desert my ex mother in law gave me her recipe and omg this old woman could cook she was from west Memphis Arkansas back in the day I could eat a whole pie by myself then I got off the white sugar and swapped it out for agave nectar I told her about it and she didn’t mind she sadly passed away from cancer I miss her a lot

[@8786Was]

Brown sugar is also a great add to SPP

[@thatssodaisy3276]

Would you be able to share the recipe???

[@timothybogans3905]

@@8786Was absolutely.

[@kimberlypatton205]

As a human being born in Georgia, I would would cease to exist without homemade biscuits, ham& basted eggs, turnip/mustard/ collard greens cooked with fatback, pole beans cooked with REAL ham hocks,sweet cornbread with real butter, buttermilk, onions on my beans, grits with butter and fried potatoes cooked in bacon grease and white cream pepper gravy! And don’t get me started about fried chicken or chicken & dumplings!

[@1010QUEEN7]

That's what I'm talking about ❤

[@swgame2511]

When I was a kid in the 70s I remember my Dad saying to me that Black Americans should be the Kings and Queens of the Food Service Industry and Hotel Industry

[@lynnkemp7515]

I agree with ya here. Even tho it's not the case in most ALL fast food chains gas stations and hotels.

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Yup, we have to find a way to get back on top, but that means crossing the extreme bigoted boundaries. 💔

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Truth Indeed AMEN

[@whatever6796]

Its so interesting how well African cuisine was able to not only stay alive but become the foundation of almost ALL cuisines in the Americas. From rice and peas in Jamaica, arroz con gandules in Dominican Republic/Puerto Rico and jumbalaya in the southern U.S. being originated from jolloff rice. or fufu becoming mangu and mofongo in DR/PR or the use of okra and plantain throughout. beef patties and pastelillos (empanadas). green seasoning and recaito/sofrito being almost the same. and even the use of allspice. pretty much any staple food in the hispanic Caribbean has parallels in the rest of the Caribbean and the U.S. clearly because of their shared ancestors.

[@IntelexualMedia]

thanks for watching and leaving such great insight! also you just made me crave an empanada

[@musicismyhothotsex92]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@serenity6831]

It's so so cool

Actually, it's not african cuisine. It is African American cuisine. It was born of our experience. There is only so many ways to cook rice, stews, meat, etc. People used local spices and herbs. So, Jamaican food is Jamaican food. African American food is African American food. Nigerian food is nigerian food. ethiopian food is ethiopian food. Are you going to credit ethiopians for Nigerian food or Egyptians for Ghana food? Well, don't give others credit for African American food.

[@whatever6796]

@ Obviously West African food is the only one that was brought over since West Africans were the enslaved and their cuisine did survive. Thats why cultures of black people in the Americas still eat food that is directly from their lineage and close to that of cuisine in nigeria and ghana albeit some changes based on the food available in their environment which is how fufu developed into mangu and mofongo. But good job trying to be dumb cause no one was giving anyone else credit. Also "African Americans" or Black Americans arent the only black people to be brought over and survive in the Americas.This was a reflection of history, cuisine and culture that obviously flew over your head.....Maybe take an anthropology, english or sociology class before you speak cause this obviously isnt a conversation you understand.

[@sigh824]

Anyone else feel bad for that girlfriend? Imagine trying to get back at your cheating bf and accidentally making him rich 😂😂

[@crashnbyrne]

The lesson there is, don't be vindictive. Revenge is for fools.

[@musiqworlmedia88]

Wow 😂😂

[@annawimpey5307]

Discovered by chance.

[@lebronshairline4768]

Smh

[@chykim1]

I bet she was like .. Damn it all to hell 🤬🤬

[@Spottedleaf14]

thank you for making this!! i love the history and how the kitchens are tied to activism. the Black chefs you talk about are great reminders of the public good and giving that can be done by restauranteurs or just people with a kitchen and a network. also just wanted to add that I find the cooking in Black cinema is often portrayed with such love - the beans from Moonlight changed my life tbh

[@crowqueen3687]

This is interesting and well put together. As a chef, I love learning about the cuisine of other cultures. Now when I am invited to eat at my black friends houses, I will not only get to enjoy the delicious food; I will be able to appreciate some of the history behind some of the dishes.

[@callusklaus2413]

God, I love how you tell history. I think people are way too polite with historical characters, they omit some of the ugly shit they did. The way you tell things makes them whole and complicated people. Love your content, keep posting

[@goleeleeb6032]

“These niggas eatin spit chicken” 😭😭😭😭 My Grandmother told me stories about her going on the train back to my great grandmothers home state “Georgia” and how she would pack A lot of food pies, cakes, sandwiches, meats and more. My grandmother never mentioned that the reason for it was racism. I have to go back and talk to her again. Girl your information is on 🎯 point. You helped me connect a lot of dots and laughed the whole way through! GOD BLESS YOU.

[@Liza-gd7jf]

I’m always paranoid that can still happen today in white majority restaurants 😢

[@ladyredd6857]

Talk to her while she is alive my grandma is gone now

[@gaddyify]

I would do it too, during that time, because the treatment that they received. White people were either stupid or bold. How are gonna trust a person you treated that way to prepare your food?

[@JasonWilliams-um2nt]

​@@Liza-gd7jf you're not afraid it can happen in blk majority restaurants?

[@kekejohnson687]

She thought you had common sense

[@brianhines1452]

People always have historically wanted to learn about their history. I hate certain things that are going on right now in places like Florida and Texas, among others, like telling school kids that they can't read certain books! This is a great video! I need this right now to get my mind off of what is going on in the Middle East and other negative things going on in the World! I love food so much, and I assist with serving food for a living.

[@GunninRebel55]

This was beautifully put together. Black people really are the soul and spirit of this country. Thanks for posting.

[@fernandorodriguez876]

They’re not lol they contribute to it but definitely not all of it.

[@GunninRebel55]

@@fernandorodriguez876 Ain’t there a beans and taco video somewhere for you to go watch ? We built this country and put every ounce of flavor you’ve seen here into it. Just cause y’all sneak over, get a job at McDonald’s and send your checks back to Chihuahua Mexico every month doesn’t mean you’ve contributed to a damn thing. Don’t come for us Theodork.

[@fernandorodriguez876]

@@GunninRebel55 lmfaooooooooooooo showing your true colors aye? If that’s the logic you wanna use didn’t Mexicans own this land before your ancestors came on a ship and started thriving off the land? Sure is alot better than your African continent, by the way how is it doing these da- ohhh forgot it’s a wasteland lmfao. You’re so blind you failed to understand what i meant in my first statement but since you want to play this roundabout game of playing the race card then so be it.

[@GunninRebel55]

@@fernandorodriguez876 Yeah I always show my true colors. And you’re right. Mexico is a country and Africa is a continent. A massive, beautiful continent with many countries that resemble paradise. It’s the cradle of all civilization and the richest land on this planet, and the people are beautiful as well. Idk what infomercials you’ve been watching but maybe you should go visit Eritrea, Zanzibar, Egypt, The Congo (formerly known as Zaire), Tanzania, Morocco or any of the hundreds of other breathtaking places Africa has to offer. Go see where your Aztec ancestors truly derived from before they migrated to the land that is now referred to as Mexico.

[@fernandorodriguez876]

@@GunninRebel55 lmao now you wanna come off as some sort of intellectual huh? Lmao absolute worthless attempt. It’s true humans originate from Africa and Africa itself is a resource rich continent but sadly is being taken advantage of due to it’s incompetent majority of governments and severely troubled population, you “sir” cannot be taken seriously with what you just said as of showing your true self. Say what you want i now know who you really are, a buffoon.

[@lauramoravick4986]

This should be in children’s history lessons at school.

[@adrienneflowersscott9290]

I am working on a book that teaches about Africa and African American cuisine.

[@lauramoravick4986]

That’s wonderful. Hopefully it may also one day be incorporated into schools education and their libraries.❤️

[@azianchick3529]

@@adrienneflowersscott9290 I am so interested. Please update when completed.

[@azianchick3529]

I wish this was taught in school when I was growing up. I'm 37 and just now learning about this part of history. But thankful to learn about it now.

[@KZ-or3sf]

So agree

[@michellemcgill9328]

When I was a small child my mother once told me that most if not all southern recipes were most likely created by black people.

[@anobodydontgo3023]

I'm from the south and was raised by my grandmother it's tru

[@SlimJim58]

Thank you for taking the time to educate us Goddess! Much power to you ✊🏾

[@jadaraines]

If anyone is interested in authentic Black recipes as far back as the 1800s, I highly recommend the book Jubilee by Toni Tipton-Martin. It’s a cookbook that goes into depth about how Black cooks made so much more than just “soul food” and has some of the best recipes I’ve ever had, along with sources.

[@firstlady616]

Excellent cookbook!!

[@brklyn2922]

Wow thank you for sharing! ❤

[@Isayitwithmychest]

No one: Jada: if anyone is...😏😏😏🫨

[@makedavolettatravels9864]

Thanks so much for this book recommendation!

[@riverbilly64]

Excellent book!

[@tns9802]

Nice breakdown, the contribution of the Black community to American life in ALL its domains is just undeniable...

[@Randomepic1979]

All? Not hardly

[@giselleramirez4234]

Same for every race brought here I love how America is a melting pot with thousands of types of foods and hardy folk who were able to survive on what they had even if the conditions were hard

[@thebee9853]

@@Randomepic1979 How not?! American Politics, culture, education, healthcare, military, etc, have all been greatly influenced by black Americans.

[@Randomepic1979]

@@thebee9853 ok. Whatever you Wanna believe

[@cruzpaez8047]

@@Randomepic1979 : @The Bee is on the money. New writings, maps & discoveries R being published all the time now.. It seems b/c of systemic racism & racist white anglo-saxon protestant supremacist narratives (BTW most WASPs R not racists but have benefited just the same w/o understanding it overall) & although other "whites" R not part of it.. they "think" they R b/c as evidenced in 2020 & today.. they've internalized the hate & oppression of #African Americans & the #African Diasporas. When I say that slavery was the biggest 'game' ever.. that every single country on THIS continent has #African ancestry, that the wealth of both #Amerikkka & #America was built on the blood, sweat & tears of enslaved people .. Believe it. Every faucet of #Amerikkkan & #American society was affected. The difference is #Amerikkka was built through the eyes of those who were slave holders. Science has proven all their narratives as false. This may be why so many "racists" do not "believe" in Science. 😂 It just doesn't contradict their (false) narratives.. it blows them to smithereens. #America tho' was & is the hope and dream of those who were enslaved as well as #Freedmen .. their descendants. When I hear stories like in this video.. I hear the beauty & resilience of a people & their communities that have survived & even thrived despite ignorant ppl trying to wipe them off the face of this #Earth .. That proves 2 things to me : No one of #African ancestry is inferior (in fact the way racists carry on just the opposite & perhaps why they hate us so) AND they R able to see beauty even when it is not yet visible to others. If there is any hope to realize the ideals of this country.. It will be b/c of them. Every single time, this country has been made better b/c of the descendants of #Freedmen .. Yes. That is some lasting foundation to stand on & build a nation. #AmericanNEVERAmerikkkan ✌🏾❤🎆💙

[@thingamabitch]

George Washington Carver was also a talented artist and he even made house paints from naturally occurring pigments in Georgia for poor families.

[@jebule28]

I just have to say. This is the video that came in my timeline, that got me following your channel. I'm such a history nerd. This video is at almost a 1 million views, so I had to give you an extra view so you can hit that number! Congrats girl! ❤

[@jebule28]

Oh and I'm also a patreon 🤗

[@wastedad7123]

I did stop the video to make the chicken strips my Black ass made. This video was so warm and felt like a labor of love! The editing was so good too. Cant wait what more you have next.

[@alexw853]

+wastedad Yes I told her how amazing I think her content is. She definitely has raw, natural talent.

[@mariahg1111]

The fish and hot sauce photo looked bomb. Nothing like soul food!

[@basiliachopin8719]

As a French-American of the Southern persuasion, I love learning about black food history! It adds context to so many dishes I make having had some vague story behind them that went: "The black folk made it one way, but we didn't have that thing, or didn't work with it so much, so we did it this way. Now this etouffee exists."

[@Rakeemgrant]

Great historical fact. Thanks for sharing

[@alexw853]

+Basilia Chopin Cajun food is popular out here in Arizona. Pappadeaux always has a full house.

[@basiliachopin8719]

@@alexw853 Also it has a fun name!

[@alexw853]

@@basiliachopin8719 Hmmm ok.

[@mamamoonie]

Nah, I was just stolen and recreated/renamed like yall do everything.

[@guywhopaysrent]

I'm so glad i found your channel. This isn't my first video of your i watched, but it's probably my favorite. Your videos are so informative and entertaining. Keep up the good work!

[@444shleyyy]

*I love how you said “George Washington, a slave owner” instead of President George Washington 💀💀💀💀💀*

[@welliminitnowso]

Right

[@runsprints4life767]

Gotta say the truth

[@deenadream]

Had me weak 😂😂😂

[@brumhelldah917]

Let the people know the character, not the title.

[@cbshine]

@@brumhelldah917 damn I like that

[@tamiess6344]

When going on HBCU tours in highschool, my god aunt made me a shoebox lunch. She was from Georgia and probably in her 60s in the late 80s. She did what she knew. ❤

[@kaiwrather3587]

What did she put in it

[@jenn4593]

Was it in a shoebox?

[@smith7388]

I bet whatever it was, it was good

[@paperglu6640]

@@jenn4593 no it was in a bucket of ice

[@DigitalLambchop8]

This needs to be shown in classrooms across America! Educators Stand up! This is Quality Content! Yess

[@terimetcalfe8384]

Definitely, I have learned a lot from this video. I would have been even more appreciative if I had the opportunity to learn this in school. But they didn't even allow black history in the schools I attended in my early years, but by high school we got a few chapters of black history but very little information!!🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤔🤔

[@cronchybo]

I think my African American history teacher will play this today

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

@@cronchybo Did they?👀

[@cronchybo]

@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 sadly not :( we didn't have time

[@Flowergirl39]

There’s nothing wrong with Black American foods and culture. I love being a Black American and I’m proud of how strong and inventive my ancestors were to ensure I have a free life today.

[@sekaiyoru01]

Nothing wrong with obesity, diabetes, hypertension or heart disease?

[@CierraJohnson-bh4mc]

@@sekaiyoru01 You mean like what most races in America have?

[@jaxthewolf4572]

​@@sekaiyoru01Lol thats all the races in America 😂

[@definingkrabbypatty]

As a dc resident I was so excited to see the legendary Ben’s chili bowl included! The Shaw neighborhood you mentioned also contains the HBCU Howard which has a really well regarded culinary arts program

[@Rakeemgrant]

I miss Ben's Chili

[@oldschoolruler]

I was thinking Florida Ave. Grill would be included as well...

[@FlowerTower]

Whewwww, that food is nasty!! I went to DC and everyone said to try Ben's chili bowl and it literally tasted like dirt. BUT I am a vegetarian and I realize most restaurants' vegetarian food is garbage so maybe the carcass chili is good.

[@sherlynnharris1710]

I love your journey through black food history. I am a historian. I teach African American history here in Cleveland, Ohio" the Land." I look forward to sharing this video, as well as your others with my students. Dearing's Restaurants, and Art's Seafood, among others fed sports figures, jazz musicians, and other artists, as well as political strategists, Black Nationalists, and the local community in the 1950s through the 1970s and 80s. Army and Lou's in Chicago did the same. I think these restaurants were a blueprint of many others in urban America.

[@fatyma_zahra]

I'm from Cleveland as well! My do I miss Art's Seafood and Docks Fish!

[@winterflower8543]

19:32 mans is holding up a newspaper in Farsi headlined: "Why doesn't the American goverment apologise to Black people and Native Amricans?" Just thought I use that translation as a way to comment and boost up this awsome video.

[@ambriaashley3383]

damn. thanks! it's true, too...

[@Sabledoux]

That's Dick Gregory. Thanks for the translation.

[@brumhelldah917]

You mean 19:40

[@katherineirving7189]

Many people of the Government have been apologizing for over a Century for things they had nothing to do with. Sounds to me like you want ALL whites to bow down and kiss your asses.

[@dontworryboutit1719]

@@katherineirving7189 literally all she did was translate the news paper she said nothing about all white ppl apologizing 💀 seems like you got white fragility

[@Kenneth_the_Philosopher]

This channel is one of the best channels on KZbin

[@EsoTownBizz6500]

Now you see, THIS is why I luv youtube. Because I stumble on channels such as this one. I've learned more in the last few years, than all my years of school I swear. Thank You for this.....

[@jenniferatkinson9085]

Iktr

[@madamesproete]

Me, too. I'm 51 (for another couple of weeks), and I have learned more about Black history in the last five years than I EVER did in school or in my life. It hurts, and I hurt for what our people have been through, but it is still good to know, and it needs to be shared.

[@mariambey6072]

It’s our parents who are our 1st teachers. We can’t expect racist white teachers to show us how wonderful.

[@mariambey6072]

@@madamesproete That’s pretty sad. There’s books, KZbin, movies, groups, google… 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@jopoveromo1054]

Try to read instead of using entertainment.

[@shockpunch17]

Christ I was eating while watching and just didn’t stop. What an incredible history, thank you for this!

[@IntelexualMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anathematic5083]

As a cook, I cannot tell you how much I loved this video! The spit chicken line was hilarious, and the part about the federal surplus commodity program drew a strong parallel to what Farmers in India are protesting right now; great content!

[@princess_tamia_25]

Fun Fact: Leah Chase was the inspiration for Princess Tiana, in Princess and The Frog 👸🏾💜🐸 She sadly passed away June 1, 2019. What a life she lived.

[@GunninRebel55]

It’s a crime that this epic, informative, brilliant video isn’t up to a million views. Everybody needs to see this.

[@auntietoejam]

"We cater to white trade only" sounds like a good tagline for Grindr

[@Stephrose_yemaya_oshun]

Bruh lol

[@JimmyNails27]

Woof... funny cuz it's true

[@sexyEros]

🤣🤣🤣

[@patriceadrienne5722]

🤣🤣🤣spilling tea

[@Estrellitawilliams]

🤣💀

[@Soshesaysjessica]

I randomly took a culinary class in college and I'm thankful my professor taught us some of these mentioned! Beautiful history

[@Nut-Geb-Shu-RA-Nun]

You're phenomenal honey! Thanks so much My favorite black owned restaurant is montego Bay, a Jamaican restaurant in Baltimore, the fried butter fish with peppered onions and peppers with fish sauce is my go too along with fried dumplings and fresh soursop juice

[@antoinettensimba3522]

Another informative video. Very eye-opening. Food is really political. Thank you for your work. A fellow Black woman from France

[@IntelexualMedia]

thank you for watching!

[@tpn1110]

This channel is exactly what KZbin history space needs! I’m obsessed!

[@DeeSade]

All I could think about was that pie from the help when you said “just don’t mess with the people who cook your food 😂😂😂

[@debramills740]

😅🤣🤣

[@wildchild1427]

I made a uturn from my daughter's room the other night cuz she had that movie playing and I was about to eat dinner in her room😂😭just the thought of it all😭

[@nishmin5244]

Was pleasantly surprised to see my family members restaurant mentioned here! Thanks for sharing!! ❤

[@msjkramey]

I have one major complaint: this video was way too short. I need a whole multi-season docu-series on this. I've never been that interested in history because it just doesn't ressonate with me, talking about numbers of people and timelines so huge and abstract that everyone involved is essentially dehumamized. But knowing what people ate, what they wore, etc--that grounds everything and makes them real again, even more so when you connect those trends to the larger historical happenings of the time Seriously though, this was great. I feel like every other sentence could have been bulked up into an hour. I had to keep pausing and looking things up as I went

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

I’m OBSESSED too. 😭😍

[@phillipstephens4522]

I was the same way. History was B-O-R-I-N-G until I found out it was MORE than just dates locations. Knowing about people makes it come alive. It's also frustrating because they NEVER covered Black history when I was a kid (I'm 72). The library where I live has nothing on the reconstruction period after the Civil War, the carpetbaggers, the Jim Crow laws, and other things. The lending libraries don't even have books available. How can a library NOT have anything that is a major part of our history? Also, I never heard snout the Tuskogee experiments until about 5-10 years ago.

[@no_not_that_one]

I honestly became a history major in college partly because my first big exposure to history stuff was a book that explained the gross and wacky things about the daily lives of regular people in various time periods. Honestly, the most important part of history, and even one of my history professors has said this, is getting into the boots and minds of people during a time period. The rest is ultimately just narrative building and storytelling. It’s content like this that keeps me interested in history, not laundry lists of battles and names

[@soulwiredcafe]

As a black business woman, plant based chef and creative in Jackson, MS I applaude your amazing content. Very well put together. Food is Peace. Food is love. Food is revolutionary. Keep rising. ❤

[@jerbear21]

Gulfport here! Go girl !

[@patrice_ltaraji9882]

What’s your business name & location ?

[@LinkzNTech]

The amount of research and work put into this is outSTANDING! Instant like.

[@CSmith-tn8nv]

You are good at this. This video is excellent and your voice/delivery is news anchor level good.

[@sexyndacityable]

I’m pregnant and I been wanting to watch this video and I decided to watch it today while making some potato salad, bbq ribs, cornbread and baked Mac and cheese. I have been craving soul food and man I miss my grandmama. This video I was watching with my 6yr old because the next generation youth need to have knowledge of self and their history. Thank you for this please keep it up with these jewels of our people.

[@cicihoward2595]

😂 lol you enjoy your pregnancy girl!

[@sexyndacityable]

@@cicihoward2595 lol I am but now I gotta slow down eating all this good food

[@selmk8240]

As a kid who was addicted to PBJ, "Peanut Man" was both a inspirational exapmle of black achievement and a quirky household meme. The video in my mind wouldn't have been complete without a brief reference to George Washington Carver.

[@chancekahle2214]

Carver did some of the most important work in the history of agronomy. His dedication to finding diverse and practical uses for undervalued crops is something the agricultural sector needed then and needs more of now.

[@Njbudesa]

It’s a shame most people only know about him for peanut butter.

[@Thuzzel74]

He did not invent peanut butter though

[@MellyBenelli]

"...rice baptized in sausage gravy" sheeesh

[@richardtimmerman6486]

I've only recently come across your channel but have to say that your content is amazing. The information in this video is crucial and hardly taught enough; the presentation style is the perfect balance between serious points of view and humour. Powerful stuff!

[@IntelexualMedia]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@nikkin.9206]

My mother all her daughters, and grandmother we all cook these southern dishes. My mother has cooked breakfast lunch and dinner all my life and I'm 40, she's 70! It's amazing seeing how the recipes pass down through generations. I wish she would have opened a restaurant even though she sells the cakes, carrot, german chocolate, lemon, strawberry, cherry cream and 7up pound cake! Lol...loved this video.

[@shirleyeaglin8571]

my grandmother was a southern cook and she taught me and yes I'm hungry NOW!😊😊😊😊😊

[@queenbbeaute2654]

Southern food is a copy of soul food Our enslaved ancestors use to cook for yt masters cooking our recipes which is y there are yt southern who know how to cook SOUL food aka Southern food 😋

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Wow,Sounds delicious

[@booksgalore638]

Food aside, I have to say that I love that you used the term enslaver vs slave owner.

[@TeeTee123-u4i]

Old Greek/Cree lady. I so enjoy your channel. I love history and want to thank my parents for teaching me REAL history, and sending me down the rabbit hole as a young lady. Your channel is wonderful. I am binge watching. I truly loved this.Thank you!

[@abbynormal3068]

Thank you for a lively educational experience! I love the way the food history was presented- so interesting! My family is based in Mississippi, and your video has me craving greens and cornbread and my Auntie Eula’s sweet potato pie!

[@realdeal5714]

Yep!

[@kale3504]

Thought this was a really interesting video, it especially made me think about the food I had to eat growing up. Most of which was often labeled as "struggle food".

[@IntelexualMedia]

Same! I thought about that alot while researching. thank you for watching!

[@zengreen7]

'Struggle food'? It was called N-food.

[@PlatanoTuSabe]

@@zengreen7 they're talkin about cheap dollar store food most us grow up on in poor communities

[@northernking6610]

Dont have to cut out meat completely. Just make sure it's of high quality and not an every day thing

[@italucenaz]

Well, for the people that go vegan for the ethical argument this is not enough

[@tgirl1021]

Had no idea about Baltimore's history or the cooking school. Very cool to know that my city was central part of that history. Also we have a very unique food culture here, so this makes me want to do some research! Great video Lex! 🥰

[@IntelexualMedia]

Thank you for watching! Lmk if you find anything interesting

[@Rakeemgrant]

Baltimore has the most slept on food scene in America

[@simplyeshia2081]

@@Rakeemgrant big facts

[@sewblue187]

I visited Baltimore a few years ago and I must say it’s the most black city I ever seen lol I loved every bit of it. I love being around my ppl sharing great culture and food. Definitely a place to visit as a historical site

[@Pearlruby718]

In early slavery they were also given lobsters and crabs and shrimp to eat because the early colonist/ slave masters considered them the "bugs" of the sea. Prisoners were also fed them too. However, once the slave masters and colonist tasted them, they stop feeding those particular " bugs" to the slaves. The slave masters also only ate certain parts of the pig hence the term "eating high off the hog". The rest was given to the Slaves which is how chittlins', pig feet, ham hocks and, ham shanks became a main staple for Slaves as well as cracklin.

[@hpaton5425]

Another great video. So much of the history that's taught in school leaves out details from people's everyday lives. The part about the activist in her 70s who died after making potato salad and chicken for the 25th anniversary of the march on Washington, and the other activists eating it in her memory, made me tear up.

[@Not2008Me]

I appreciate when she mentioned how cooking vegetable dishes with meat or the meat fat for seasoning was normative as opposed to having a main meat dish. That's how I grew up...my family is Southern African-American and Geechee on my dad's side. Whatever meat was in the collard greens, cabbage, or peas was the meat for the meal we ate alot of vegetables...we didn't have meals heavily focused on tons of meat...getting some fried chicken was a treat, not an everyday thing for example. I don't even think I realized that until she said it, so true.

[@truepeacenik]

That reality is why it is simple to make the dishes plant based. Welton Street Cafe (Five Points, Denver) uses smoked turkey wings in their greens. At the time, a wind would rest proudly on the pile of greens. I realized I could use smoke in liquid form or smoked tofu (which was having a day) the same way. I could use oils for that extra texture, but I’d rather cook them softer. In my own home, when I was married and the kiddo was at home, I made one meat meal a week. The rest were vegetarian to vegan. Meat did become special to my kiddo, and not expected. (Not the case in his father’s home.)

[@alexw853]

+Not2008Me I talk to Geechee people in Florida and I would love to help you guys with your historic preservation efforts. I am trying to raise money to help give the Geechee people legal protections and new infrastructure.

[@elwgl]

Can’t believe I didn’t know about so much of this! They need to teach these things in schools it’s such an important part of history

[@trashlee8148]

I admire your dedication to research for your videos. I like the style of them as well as your voice and the way you speak. Easy to follow and digest. One of my fav channels on KZbin!!!

[@theearthisnotflat4398]

I come from a mixed family. My step father is black and my mother is arabic. I'm also arabic. I learned how to make and was encouraged to make soul food from my stepdad and his family. He told me a brief history of it and this video popped up in my recommended today. I'm grateful to have been taught and I'm grateful to have learned more about the food that is so dear to the hearts of my family. At the same time, my stepdad took the time to learn the foods from my culture. I'm yemeni and my country is poor so a lot of our food is rice and bread based. He learned to make a sabaya or bint al sahn, one of the most difficult dishes from my country that I can't even make.

[@Dalaimama88]

It’s “Arab” not Arabic

[@theearthisnotflat4398]

@@Dalaimama88 I know lol sometimes I switch between the two. Edit: are you also an arab. If so where are you from (if you're comfortable saying of course)

[@dangelochristian7039]

I never heard of Georgia Gilmore before but hearing about her story made me shed a tear.

[@gabrieladebisi5828]

Lobster was once considered "slave food" LOL!!!

[@lebronshairline4768]

Ikr

[@germyw]

The real ki ki is that they convinced people to pay top dollar for bottom feeding plentiful crustaceans.

[@camilatorres2993]

My father told me back in the days went they ate crab they close the door so people didn’t know they didn’t had any food

[@eb9442]

Somebody had to dive for dem dar lobsta's...lol

[@rhondaherbert9282]

Lobster is non kosher...a bottom feeder...nothing to pay top dollar for when you think about it

[@donahunt832]

im extremely proud of your presentations...your style, eloquence, elocution and content are to be commended...you go girl!! kudos!

[@malllllll]

This video made me very emotional. We’ve been so much as a collective, across the diaspora. I’m not a descendent of an enslaved person, I’m actually first gen born in the states out of west Africa. People who share this experience will tell you that it’s so unique. You belong to struggles of the same people separated by oceans. It makes me so emotional to visit the history of our people creating a rich culture from so little. Seeing the crossovers from jollof to jambalaya, etc. . It’s flooring and humbling to imagine what every single one of the folks who came before us endured. Activism was truly a state of being! Forever grateful 🤎🍗🍲🥧

[@cruzpaez8047]

I know.. Right? This video is amazing. A lot of people in the U.S. of #African ancestry will tell you : I am NOT #African 😯 but they have internalized systemic racism & disconnected themselves from their homeland. As a Caribbean.. I always say that I am #Native , #African then whatever b/c whatever Colonial power came over to the island.. mostly #Spain #Portugal etc. is how we R designated. However, it seems (in my family at least) that #fact may be small blood-wise b/c we R more than half #Native on both sides. The #Native & #African bloodlines live within me. This makes me very happy. The Colonial powers came to kill us. To enslave us. Our ancestors suffered so much. It gives me immense joy that they live within us. I may not know their native languages or even their names, but whatever I do in life.. they R with me every step of the way. Together, we can work & do so much good in our communities to bridge these 'divides' today. #America has to live up to her potential.. after all, the foundation of the #Native & #African reside within her. #America needs to look at herself as she is.. not as #racists demand her to be. She is not their #Amerikkka but a new Nation called #America .. Big difference. I am so proud to be #American to build a nation rooted in diversity of people & choice. Our stories begin with ppl of #Native & #African ancestry. It's a new beginning for our Nation. ✌🏾 ❤🎆💙

[@jackiearcher7738]

@@cruzpaez8047 It goes both ways, those of us who acknowledged our African heritage are also told we aren't. And also many of us are knowledgeable about the fact that we have been America long before the trans atlantic slave trade and before the Mongolian came across the Bering Strait we were here first. Maybe that's why some say they aren't African, just as other dark skinned people on other continents that look like African people don't say they're African because they have been away from the African continent for thousands and thousands of years. I didn't get west African dna in my genetic until after 1865, before that the oldest African dna was of a 10 thousand plus year African that left out of Africa a very long time ago and then pacific islander, so called native American, and European. With that said, so am i still just African? We are so mixed genetically in north America no matter the skin complexion, but yet I'm labeled black or African American.

[@cruzpaez8047]

@@jackiearcher7738 : I never paid much mind to those who constructed systemic racism. Never. I am so blessed my Parents took it upon themselves to show us personally what this country was about in a good, positive way. We saw the Liberty Bell, went to every historical major attraction like MT. Rushmore, to many different Native reservations, always staying & eating in locally run places (not hotels & not resorts). My teachers would think a little #PuertoRican 🇵🇷 girl who lived in the Bronx (NY) couldn't have Grandparents that looked like they walked out of 'The Grapes Of Wrath' (by John Steinbeck) but most hardworking farmers had that worn look. My Parents figured they could SHOW us #America or let the #Amerikkkan school system teach us their 'white' lies. My heritage has always been Native, African & European in that order. The history books largely omit most of Native & African histories. Yes. It matters. Just #think that in 2017, when we #PuertoRicans 🇵🇷 were getting to celebrate 100yrs of #American #Citizenship 59 members of the #USCongress voted against us to delay #USAID to us after 2 cat. 5 Hurricanes (María y Irma) devastated the island. Trump was a non-issue. He was always #Unfit2Serve .. He was used as a decoy. Our beef is with #Congress b/c they knew that 'delay' was payback for always being on the frontlines fighting racial bigotry & hate. Systemic racism has ALWAYS been abt economics. Go to school, get your degrees, but always have a library card.. choose who feeds your mind.. Self-Educate. Value knowledge. Value #Facts #Truth #Science & practice #Gratitude & #Humility .. Yes. We were the 1st hate crime of #45's Prez Admin. but it was the #USCongress that was evil to us. Trump is an empty shell. Nothing much going on brain wise in him. He was always anti union. We helped to unionize his casinos in NJ. So he does not care for us at all. The library in Harlem NY .. #ArturoSchomburg well he was #PuertoRican 🇵🇷 .. Yeah. Read abt him. Read abt #TheProfessor #PedroAlbizuCampos 🇵🇷 Learn abt #Caribbean #Activists .. You will love your #Native & #African blood then & understand your #European blood better. We R all diverse, mixed & beautiful. Racists live within a perpetual state of Evil Fantasies.. None of it is real. Sad. ✌🏾 #participate 🎆#vote 💙#love 💜

[@littlegothgirl8869]

@@cruzpaez8047 🤦🏾‍♂️ If you can say systemic racism isn't real then you probably don't have a complete understanding of this country's politics, judicial system, housing and redlining history, etc.

[@bettykelly7565]

Africans talk a good game,but they act towards black Americans like some whites do.actually your ancestors had a lot to do with the slave trade.own it and stop gaslighting.

[@nadiafountain3745]

I found a sweet potato bread recipe in an Essance magazine in the late 90's. I've been making it since then. Either with pecans, walnuts or just plain for my niece or for ones allergic to nuts.

[@rheasummer5806]

Thank you for educating us. Im a bengali and I love hearing about how black Americans always make the most of what they have and overcome difficulties and become an imprint for so many other things like music and food and linguistics

[@alexw853]

+Rhea Summer Thank you for being a respectful listener. I would personally as a Black American, love to try Bengali food. Outside of Black American Soul Food, I've had too much Italian, Mexican, Chinese and Thai food.

[@rizza7862]

@@alexw853 Bengali food is delicious, just ate at a Bengali restaurant last week, it's amongst my top three favorite cuisines.

[@alexw853]

@@rizza7862 Hmmm, interesting. I have yet to see any Bengali restaurants around here in my area but I wouldn't doubt that they have some in operation.

[@imsogirly5702]

Just say black ppl 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@jaxthewolf4572]

​@@imsogirly5702Black Americans...