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Juneteenth

The Legacy of a Civil Rights Icon's Vegetarian Cookbook

Dick Gregory was an activist, comedian, and trendsetter for Black vegans.

Shea Peters July 21, 2021

6 Restaurants That Celebrate Black History

From civil-rights safe havens to places of pivotal protest, these restaurants have served more than food.

Atlas Obscura June 18, 2021

The Poetry-Loving Cook Who Fed Detroit's Soul

With a 35-cent-meal restaurant and other charities, Mother Waddles was "a one-woman war on poverty."

Omnia Saed June 17, 2021

The Chef Fighting Mass Incarceration With Food

Kurt Evans is reducing recidivism, one pizza at a time.

Sheryl Nance-Nash June 17, 2021

The Civil Rights Icon Who Saw Freedom in Farming

Fannie Lou Hamer viewed co-ops as the foundation of political power.

Mayukh Sen June 15, 2021

Introducing Gastro Obscura's Juneteenth Series

Celebrate Emancipation with stories of food and Black liberation.

Michael Twitty, Guest Editor June 15, 2021

A Rare Recipe From a Talented Chef Enslaved by a Founding Father

Despite James Hemings’s leading role in Jefferson’s kitchen, he’s credited with only a handful of recipes.

Natasha Frost August 6, 2020

How a West African Woman Became the ‘Pastry Queen’ of Colonial Rhode Island

Duchess Quamino was the embodiment of creative survival.

Nneka M. Okona May 13, 2020

The Underground Kitchen That Funded the Civil Rights Movement

Georgia Gilmore's cooking fueled the Montgomery bus boycott.

Jessica Gingrich December 31, 2018

The Story Behind Red-Hued Juneteenth Food and Drink

Red fare at June 19 celebrations has significance that predates American slavery.

Christina Ayele Djossa June 19, 2018