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Gullah Cuisine Fried Okra Servings: Serves 4 Ingredients 2 1/4 cups milk 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 Tbsp. Gullah seasoning for fried foods | Get the…

BLACK BOY WHITE SCHOOL -  BRIAN F WALKER In a hard-hitting novel about fitting in—or not—Anthony “Ant” Jones gets transported from his East Cleveland hood to an almost all-white prep…

HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today is President’s Day.  So what better way to celebrate is this day President Barack Obama’s  favorite books of 2019.  Have you read any of these reads?…

THE NEELEY'S SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS   READY IN: 40 mins SERVES: 4 YIELD: 4 chops INGREDIENTS 4 pork chops 1⁄8 teaspoon sea salt 1⁄4 teaspoon cracked black pepper 1 cup…

DANCING IN THE WINGS - DEBBIE ALLEN Sassy is a long-legged girl who always has something to say. She wants to be a ballerina more than anything, but she worries…

Tia Mowry’s  Bacon Collard Greens  Yields: 5 to 6 servings Prep time 15 minutes Totally time: 60 minutes Ingredients: 4 lbs collard greens cleaned and cut 1 lb bacon, cut…

MY BLACK ME - ARNOLD ADOFF What does it mean to be black? What does it mean to be African-American? What is the black experience?   The spirited voices of…

ROSA PARKS DAY Rosa Parks Day honors an American Civil Rights hero. Today is her birthday. On December 1, 1955, after a long day of work, Rosa Parks boarded a…

FREEDOM SUMMER - DEBORAH WILES John Henry swims better than anyone I know. He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp monster, but he doesn't swim in the…

Recipe courtesy of Patti LaBelle Over the Rainbow Mac and Cheese Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 5 min Active: 30 min Yield: 8 servings Ingredients 1/2 stick butter, cubed, plus…