M&G Soul Food Diner in Harlem, Courtesy of Food Prof Productions
Is there a food element to your New Year’s resolution? Three groups of African Americans I call food rebels in my book Hog and Hominyargued that soul food is nothing to be celebrated because it was killing black folk. In the chapter titled “Food Rebels,” starting in the late 1960s, Nation of Islam, advocates of natural-food diets, and college-and university-educated African Americans called for eating healthier. There is an expression that says learners are earners. I say the more you read about good tasting nutrient rich food and beverages the healthier you will become.
