Robin Caldwell

My latest Substack post highlights Black Seminole foodways and the work of chefs Mecca Bos and Sean Sherman and the organization they founded BIPOC Foodways Alliance (BFA), which is probably the most solidly inclusive and diverse foodways alliance in this country. Link below.

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De-meming Black Foodways: An Intro Let's separate a few facts from fiction

De-meming Black Foodways: An Intro
✅ Consider that there was no one way that the enslaved were fed. Things varied from plantation to plantation to farm to farm to urban household to urban household.

#Blacksky #foodsky

YouTube video by macfound Tonika Lewis Johnson | 2025 MacArthur Fellow

Extremely happy for Tonika. She is my standout MacArthur "genius" in this year's class. Her work is not only useful but, in my humble opinion, it is a work that many of us "what if" with no action.

#MacArthurFellow #TonikaLewisJohnson

55 Years and Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor's "Vibration Cooking" is More Relevant than Ever It just ought to be. Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor ought to be relevant to us too.

55 Years and Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor's "Vibration Cooking" is More Relevant than Ever #blackcookbooks #blackhistory #vertamae

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Short Video: "Something happened to us when we went up north..." The late Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor was brilliant. This excerpt from a 1979 interview lends insight into the mind of a woman who dared to follow her own muse.

Short Video: "Something happened to us when we went up north..."
The late Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor was brilliant. This excerpt from a 1979 interview lends insight into the mind of a woman who dared to follow her own muse.

#nationalcookbookmonth #gullahgeechee #vertamae

A photo of Ananda Lewis in black and white

Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ, has died, according to a post on her sister Lakshmi’s Facebook page

YouTube video by PEN America 61st Annual PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

61st Annual PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Streaming live #PENAmerica

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Lucy Quinn And Little Lucy Open Next Week In The Grove | St. Louis Magazine It's official. Chef Ben Welch’s highly anticipated dual restaurants, Lucy Quinn and Little Lucy, finally have opening dates.

Ben is one of the most brilliant, creative food folx out here. Unsung-ish. #STL receives a lot of attn b/c of its food scene but the #blackculinarians (there are many) do not. Interestingly, I don't think these endeavors are his peak. There's more in him. #blackchefs

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The Poro College, a beauty school by Annie Turnbo Malone, was created to “contribute to the economic betterment of Race Women.” The institution opened its doors in 1917 in St. Louis to train African American women in cosmetology, recruit agents, and provide them with business skills. #BlackHistory

"To continue to describe the colonial era lands of Brooklyn as “farmland”, as the exhibit does, obfuscates the full story of New York City’s history and relationship to slavery."

Listen. Mr. Man wants his Hailey to have the town and Dupree family support? Well, I would round up all of the women in town he cheated with while married to Dani. 💅🏾

#beyondthegates

#TeamDani

#beyondthegates 💅🏾

Examining this house. The #blackart on the walls are splendid works.

#beyondthegates

Getting lunch ready for #BeyondTheGates

Wait! How old are these people with teenage grandchildren?! #beyondthegates

#beyondthegates
Dr. Sister about to join Club Dani
What’s her husband hiding? 💅🏽😑

Right! I’ve not watched soaps in over 20 years.

#TeamDani 🪭💅🏽
#BeyondTheGates

Is this the first time the @naacp has partnered on this type of programming? I’m not including the Image Awards.

#beyondthegates

Yeah I’m #TeamDani but I think Daddy Dupree got friends to mess up Bill.

#beyondthegates

a woman is sitting on a couch making a funny face and pointing at something . ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch making a funny face and pointing at something .

For those that need…
Nicole is married to Ted Richardson, their kids are Martin and Kat.

Dani and her ex Bill Hamilton’s children are Naomi and Chelsea.

Hayley was Naomi’s best friend
#BeyondTheGates

😂

Hayley: I hate it, Dani—you, Chelsea, especially Naomi. You were like the family I never had. We were close. And I realize that I can never have it back in that way. But surely there's something we can salvage.

This woman is delusional! #BeyondTheGates

Not the first time he cheated?!?! Ohhhhh that is some added juice… Mr. Hamilton is gonna be a fun villain. #beyondthegates

Decided to side with Tamara Tunie. She doesn’t like Bill so I won’t like Bill.

#BeyondTheGates

These Lifetime movie wigs deserve acting credits. They are acting.

#FindingYourRoots hasn't been on 15 minutes and already I've heard Jose Andres and Sean Sherman speak powerful truths.
Don't forget to watch #GreatMigrationPBS tonight.

2025 GRAMMYs In Memoriam: Recording Academy Remembers The Music People We've Lost | GRAMMY.com Featuring a moving performance from Coldplay’s Chris Martin, the In Memoriam tribute at the 2025 GRAMMYs honored the artists, creators and music professionals we recently lost.

Bernice Reagon is missing from this list and last night's tribute.
CC: @recordingacademy.bsky.social #inmemoriam #grammyawards

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Beyoncé Becomes First Black Woman to Win Country Grammy in 50 Years The cultural icon took home the award for best country duo/group performance for “II MOST WANTED” featuring Miley Cyrus.

Beyoncé Becomes First Black Woman to Win Country Grammy in 50 Years

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