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• Power Hungry

  Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement

  Cope, Suzanne, 1978-

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  This title looks at the work of two Black women who used food as part of their political advocacy. Cleo Silvers fed children through the Black Panthers breakfast programs and Aylene Quin used her Mississippi restaurant to host meetings between civil…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tanya Holland's California Soul

  Recipes From a Culinary Journey West

  Holland, Tanya,

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  Bay Area chef and author, Tanya Holland, shares over 80 recipes and traces the roots of modern California soul food to the Great Migration that brought African American food and culture to the West Coast.

• Watermelon & Red Birds

  a Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations

  Taylor, Nicole A.,

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  Author, Nicole Taylor has created recipes that put a new twist on the food, traditions and flavors of Juneteenth celebrations.

• Black-eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese

  a Story of Food, Family, and Freedom

  Armand, Glenda,

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  Frances learns about her culture and family history through cooking traditional dishes with her Creole grandmother. The book includes a recipe for Fay's Fabulous Pralines.

• The Rise

  Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food

  Samuelsson, Marcus,

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  Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef, author, and television personality brings together food, culture, history, and 150 recipes to highlight the diversity of Black cooking today.

• Carla Hall's Soul Food

  Everyday and Celebration

  Hall, Carla,

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  Carla Hall's Soul Food features over 145 recipes and 120 photographs including African American, Caribbean, and African flavors.

• My America

  Recipes From a Young Black Chef

  Onwuachi, Kwame,

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  Celebrating food from the African diaspora, Chef Kwame Onwuachi, puts his personal spin on recipes from Nigeria, Ethiopia, the Caribbean, the American South and the Bronx.

• Black Girl Baking

  Wholesome Recipes Inspired by a Soulful Upbringing

  Guy, Jerrelle, 1990-

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  Jerelle Guy shares recipes and food memories with ingredients that involve whole flours, less refined sugar, and vegan alternatives.

• Ghetto Gastro Black Power Kitchen

  Gray, Jon (Cofounder of Ghetto Gastro),

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  This book from a Bronx-based culinary collective offers 75 mostly plant-based recipes along with storytelling and photography that celebrates Black food and culture.

• Black Food

  Stories, Art, and Essays

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  Chef and author, Bryant Terry explores Black foodways through a collection of recipes, essays, and poems from over 100 contributors who offer their own perspectives on the importance food within culture.

• Farming While Black

  Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land

  Penniman, Leah,

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  A "how to" guide for aspiring Black farmers, this title uses the program curriculum at Soul Fire Farm and helps all farmers to understand the distinct, technical contributions of African-heritage people to sustainable agriculture.