I would be failing future generations if I did not to write about who owns the narrative of our country’s evolution. It is difficult to have productive discourse about liberty and justice in this country if we don’t first have command of basic truths
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The topic is emotional. That’s not a bad thing.
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Food was a weapon of control by slaveholders, most often used as a mechanism for domination and exploitation. The story of African American food has also been a story about self-determination and ownership.
Though the ABC limited series is gripping, it drifts too often from Mamie Till-Mobley's point of view
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