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I dunk my face into a pot of cooking water. Three months ago, I had visions that my ancestors, the ones at the bottom of the Atlantic, told me I should find them. I envisioned their faces mangled with cuttlefish tentacles and tangled in sunken ship hulls.
With my head in a pot, I can feel the ancestors—I call them water spirits—peel the skin off my face like a ripe orange dangling from a tree in the spring sunlight. The water spirits shuck layers off my skin.
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Juneteenth is an invitation to reflect, educate, and celebrate American freedoms while advocating for advances that uplift everyone. The federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger proclaimed the freedom of 250,000 enslaved people under the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation that President Lincoln issued 2 years earlier.

What is it about the British monarchy that captivates American audiences?

While King Charles III was coronated earlier this month, I retreated to Netflix and watched Shonda Rhimes’ inventive take on the monarchy that American revolutionaries eventually overthrew.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a limited-run prequel to the original series. Written by Rhimes, it primarily focuses on young Charlotte’s prominent rise to power and her marriage to King George III.

Marginalized people vote in formation on race and social justice issues because we’re still looking through the fence, waiting for the promises enshrined in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence to include us in the spirit and application of the law.

National Geographic Editor-in-Chief Susan Goldberg published a letter from the editor spelling out something many people already knew: For decades, the magazine had been racist in its coverage. But it doesn't go far enough. I should know. I worked there in the late 90s.

Imagine the food system 20 years from now. What will it look like? Will there be more flexitarian
options? Will cultivated meats dominate the grocery aisles? Will foods commonly be stacked—made of nutrient-dense ingredients thought to help the brain and digestive functions? Today’s food tech forerunners want to change more than what people eat. These innovators want to transform food sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery, as well as the connection consumers, have with farmers.

It’s easy for many African Americans to take Black History Month for granted. Yet, Black History Month’s presence is as constant and steady as choir rocks and handclaps in a Sunday morning service.
Tracing its roots is a reminder that Black History Month is a fairly recent celebration, considering the span of U.S. history, and that it’s just as critical today as it was when it was first established decades ago.

After a successful first year in business, Moor’s Brewing Co. is poised to debut a non-alcoholic craft beer on New Year’s Eve; they're one of the few Black-owned brands to enter this space. The Chicago-based company sells its products in more than 300 locations in the city, including world-class hotels, Michelin-starred restaurants, and notable grocery stores, and there are no signs of slowing down. In 2023, they’re planning to roll out to the top 10 markets by the African-American population.

Despite the White House’s first conference on hunger, nutrition and health in 53 years, communities of color said during the Sept. 28 event hosted by the Biden Administration that they continue to be excluded from policymaking decisions. They believe it’s time for that to change.

Plant-based foods, sodium reduction and affordability were among the biggest trends this year. Experts expect them to remain with us in 2023 as consumers, food manufacturers and food service industries navigate the next change wave. Here's what they had to say.

Observed annually between December 26 and January 1, Kwanzaa is a Pan-African cultural celebration and holiday designed to support the social, cultural and economic fabric of the African American community in the U.S. by strengthening its connection to African culture.
“Kwanzaa is a time to talk to your children about things that happened during the year,” says Kwaw Vital, of Waldorff, Maryland.

Burger King launches meatless chicken nuggets and plant-based burger in Israel
Burger King was one of the first national fast-food chains to add a plant-based option to its menu in 2019—the Impossible Whopper—which quickly rose to fame. To continue its efforts to offer more plant-based options for vegans, flexitarians and carnivores alike, the chain’s Israeli franchise recently partnered with local startup Meat. The End (MTE) to launch new meatless chicken nuggets and plant-based burgers know...

Chef Nik Fields has dreamed of becoming a chef and food producer since she was a little girl. She defied the odds, graduated from culinary school, and opened her own restaurant and retail store in Phoenix, Arizona.

I served as a spokesperson for the "Work from the Hyatt" campaign for the Grand Hyatt of Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The Work From Hyatt program offers busy professionals an oasis, even in vacation paradise.

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