Freda DeKnight (1909-1963) celebrated Black American chefs and home cooks as Ebony magazine’s first ever food editor. Her book...
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Wuraola is a pharmacist and data scientist, a passionate professional committed to advancing Artificial Intelligence practice....
Tastemakers: Duchess Quamino
Duchess Quamino (c. 1739-1804) was the Pastry Queen of Rhode Island, an enslaved woman whose baking skills paved the way to...
Tastemakers: Cleora Butler
Cleora Butler (1901-1985) reclaimed what it meant to be an African American cook. Her food and her story embody her belief that...
Tastemakers: Clara Brown
Clara Brown (1800-1885) was known as the “Angel of the Rockies”. As one of the first Black women to settle in Colorado, she...
Tastemakers: B. Smith
B. Smith (1949-2020) built a food and lifestyle empire. She launched restaurants, wrote cookbooks, had a line of household...
Tastemakers: Abby Fisher
Abby Fisher (1831-1913) was one of the first Black American women to publish a cookbook. Her preserves, stews, cakes, and folk...
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Eunice Foote (1819-1888) was the first person to understand the phenomenon we now know as the greenhouse effect. You’re probably...
Rebels: Rose Mackenberg
Rose Mackenberg (1892-1968) is known as a real-life ghost buster. She partnered with magician Harry Houdini to investigate...
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