February 8, 2021

Stimulus payments help some, but beans make a lot of food for not so much money. A bowl of beans, a big piece of cornbread, what else can you ask for? Navy Bean Soup 1 (16 ounce) package dried navy beans1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes1 onion, chopped2 stalks celery, chopped1 clove garlic, minced1…

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By Adrienne Gaffney Jan. 30, 2021 It’s not an understatement to describe the events of the past year as historic, and particularly for Black Americans. The nation elected its first Black vice president, a woman, and a graduate of a historically Black university and Georgia sent its first Black senator to the Capitol. (Both of these…

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42,842,000 = The Black (only) population in the United States in 2019, about 13% of the total US population. 48.2 million = The number of black people in the US, black only or in combination, in 2019. 2.1 million = The number of Black military veterans in the United States nationwide in 2019. 87.9% =…

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The Black History Month 2021 theme, “Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity” explores the African diaspora, and the spread of Black families across the United States. You can’t look at the black family without also looking at womanism/feminism and intersectionality. A Little History…In August of 1619, a journal entry recorded that “20 and odd” Angolans, kidnapped by…

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Here is my favorite apple pie recipe. it is the easiest to make, looks gorgeous and tastes divine. Get your apples. I have pans of all sizes, so I will say that it takes more apples than you expect to fill your pan. Apples cook down in the pan, and you end up with a…

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By Gal Beckerman Jan. 24, 2021 Michelle Burford has a fuzzy, purple ski hat, and when she puts it on, she can channel voices. It’s a magic she has manifested many times, most recently in helping the actress Cicely Tyson write her memoir “Just as I Am,” which HarperCollins is publishing on Tuesday. The New York Times Book Review praised…

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