Them ribs tender like I boiled them… I ain’t boil them ribs

New episode w/ ethnomusicologist & traditional blues practitioner Lamont Jack Pearley of the Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation & The African American Folklorist magazine: blacketcpod.com/episodes/018-lamont-jack-pearley

I FUCKING KNEW IT.

Update: since they've been caught red-handed, they recently took down the Hungry Historian website and renamed the YouTube channel to Potlikker (youtube.com/@Potlikker_Official).

New blog post looking into the AI video YouTube page The Hungry Historian, which I'm pretty sure is a foreign digital blackface cash grab: soulfoodetc.com/blog/digital-blackface

New episode w. @crbailey601.bsky.social on the Black "folktastic," gas station & roadside food in the South, "Southern food" vs "soul food," Black memes, and preserving digital culture: blacketcpod.com/episodes/017-constance-bailey

29. My folks are from the South, but half of this is just through travel & openness.

There’s an Amish market here in Maryland and when I tell you they be making the best pretzels ooooweee

Fun fact: Neither the lemon nor the tomato are indigenous to Italy.

New episode with @pinnlandempire.bsky.social on the Black film canon, critical groupthink, Armond White, @angelicabastien.bsky.social, representation, good "bad" movies, and the struggles legendary Black directors have getting films made: blacketcpod.com/episodes/016-marcus-pinn

Collards! www.adastrafarmsmd.com

My 1st time seeing a stinkhorn mushroom in person. Kinda disappointed it didn't smell that bad yet.

I had a great discussion with hip hop historian @dartadams.bsky.social about the history of the hip hop canon, what makes a classic album, & the "golden eras" of rap: blacketcpod.com/episodes/015-dart-adams

new episode ft. KJ Kearney, creator of Black Food Fridays & the man responsible for Red Rice Day in Charleston, SC: blacketcpod.com/episodes/014-kj-kearney

New episode with J.e. Franklin - educator, activist, playwright and writer of the acclaimed play "Black Girl" - on educating children, Black theatre, the Black cultural renaissance of 60s & 70s NYC/Harlem, & the drawbacks of Hollywood: blacketcpod.com/episodes/013-je-franklin

New episode with @christhewriter.bsky.social on the history of quiet storm radio programming: www.blacketcpod.com/episodes/012...

New episode with Charla L. Draper -- food writer, consultant, National Soul Food Month founder, and former Ebony food editor. We speak about standing up the Ebony Test Kitchen and the 25th anniversary of National Soul Food Month coming up in June: blacketcpod.com/episodes/011-charla-draper

This week I discuss ideas of Black marriage in Black popular culture with Dr. Aneeka Ayanna Henderson. We discuss the '90s fiction of Terry McMillan and Sister Souljah, The Black Housewives shows, and toxic Black gender war discourse on social media: www.blacketcpod.com/episodes/010...

Sounds like a skill issue. No offense.

New episode ft. Alima Wheeler-Trapp & Ali J. Wheeler on their Detroit-based Black arts and culture preservation organization The Black Canon (black-canon.com), which was built around their father's massive collection of Black culture memorabilia: blacketcpod.com/episodes/009-black-canon-wheeler

This is a chicken ACL

When it's it's good, it's all hands on.

I was at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg, MD over the weekend, & these leaves were everywhere. This is skunk cabbage, no?

New episode with Chef Rock Harper on reclaiming soul food, hush harbors, and more: blacketcpod.com/episodes/008-rock-harper

New episode ft. @cuisinenoir.com.web.brid.gy Owner & Publisher Sheree Williams on Black Food & Travel Storytelling: blacketcpod.com/episodes/007-sheree-williams

Yes! www.cuisinenoir.com/sonja-norwoo...

For those who have yet to discover, go show wickdconfections some love! #BlackSky

New episode up on Black financial scams & America's scammer ethos, ft. @cjmp4.bsky.social: www.blacketcpod.com/episodes/006...

Here’s what some of Baltimore’s Black chefs are eating right now baltimorebeat.com/heres-what-s...

New episode ft. guest Dr. Jared Ball (@imixwhatilike.bsky.social) on The Myth & Propaganda of Black Buying Power: www.blacketcpod.com/episodes/005...

"Barbecue is central to KC's identity...how deeply it's rooted in Black culture and entrepreneurship.The Kansas City Public Library's archives show that KC's rise as a rail and livestock hub created the conditions for a barbecue town" HT @kclibrary.bsky.social www.axios.com/local/kansas...

New podcast with Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson about new directions in Black American food scholarship & foodways as well as her work on food shaming: www.blacketcpod.com/episodes/004...

Just posted a new print interview with Gayle Brock, Cheryl Holt, & Gwen Maristany, who played a key role in the history of double dutch as a sport: www.blacketcpod.com/print-interv...

New podcast episode with boxing business attorney & card game enthusiast Lamont Jones re: the history of bid whist in Black America: www.blacketcpod.com/episodes/003...

Ten years. Hundreds of stages. Thousands of conversations about food, history, and culture. Today, I’m honored to share that I’ve earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP®) designation from the National Speakers Association (@nsaspeaker). www.instagram.com/reel/DVPCpxH...

Legendary Savannah Chef Joe Randall died Valentine's Day at age 79

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I think Royal Farms chicken taste better the closer you are to Baltimore. This is my hypothesis.

I haven’t encountered a single argument about jollof rice this month which means… 1. I’ve been too busy to be outside enough 2. It’s been too cold for a good chunk of the month to be outside enough 3. There was a huge snowstorm which resulted in busted pipes, Eversource issues & MBTA problems

For the 1st ep of my spinoff Black culture podcast, I spoke to Du-Rites drummer Jay Mumford about the history of funk drumming styles & his unlikely path to professional drumming. Check the show notes for links to the many artists & songs Jay references. blacketcpod.com/episodes/001-jay-mumford

Black Music Sunday: Celebrating jazz legend Clark Terry www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Con Funk Shun was one of the best-known bands of their era and they're still touring/recording today. It was an honor to talk with co-founder/lead guitarist Michael Cooper about Con Funk Shun's start, how they wrote their hits and yes, the "Love's Train" backstory #MusicSky youtu.be/-IWwNu3IrVI?...

I need to go to Cali just to try this brisket. That alone is a crazy sentence. But look at this….

The lost Parliament-Funkadelic-Parlet concert film as told by this week’s guest sethneblett (the son of the queen of funk, Mallia Franklin of Parliament-Funkadelic & Parlet & author of his new book mothershipconnecte:The Women of Parliament-Funkadelic)! shows.acast.com/revolutionsp...

TONIGHT 9/9 IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL I hope you'll join me at CUNY's Graduate Center at 6:30 pm ET when I'll be talking about my book "Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance," writing biography & organizing research with Eric K. Washington. Here's the registration link bit.ly/4gjgf7j