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by Stanley Crouch onDecember 27, 2011
Daily News columnist Stanley Crouch examines a new documentary by Byron Hurt that takes a closer look at the harms of Southern cuisine.
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by Natalie Y. Moore onNovember 18, 2011
Today's Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are just a taste of how African Americans used to eat.
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November 16, 2010
Me, I start meal prep before I’ve unpacked my suitcase. Most times, I don’t even make it to the bedroom. I enter through the dining room, hug Mom and start chopping onions.
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August 10, 2010
Whether your poison of choice is pills or ice cream, it’s still suicide.
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May 6, 2010
This Mother's Day and beyond, we're celebrating the many lovely -- and often troubled -- black mother-daughter relationships portrayed in films. To create the list, we asked our Facebook and Twitter family for their favorites. Guess how many star Alfre Woodard?
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April 2, 2010
I’m content to just have a big plate of green beans, soulfully seasoned with smoked turkey necks.
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May 15, 2009
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by Bryant Terry onJanuary 5, 2009
Serving up pure passion and sweet soul. Ma'Dear would be proud.
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