3 Black Food Staples That Keep the Diaspora Connected
Black History Year
PushBlack
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🗓️ 25 November 2025
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Black food is a beautiful celebration of who we are, and across the diaspora, these three iconic foods keep us all connected. Which staple feels the most like home?
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| 0:33.0 | One thing about us is we going to eat. |
| 0:36.8 | Black food is diverse, but these three foods |
| 0:39.8 | are in plenty of dishes across the diaspora. |
| 0:43.2 | Which is your favorite? |
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| 0:53.7 | With the forced migration of black people all over the world came various African-derived cultures. |
| 1:00.0 | And though there are many differences, these three foods keep the diaspora connected. |
| 1:05.4 | Number one, black-eyed peas. From West Africa shores to South America and everywhere in between, |
| 1:11.6 | Blackie peas are one of the food ties the diaspora lovingly shares. |
| 1:16.6 | The peas are said to have been woven between braids and brought to the Americas on slave ships, |
| 1:22.6 | where they were used in dishes like Hopin' John, a peas, rice, and meat medley in the southern U.S. And in Brazil, black eyed peas were used in dishes like Hopin' John, a peas, rice, and meat medley in the southern U.S. |
| 1:29.1 | And in Brazil, black-eyed peas were used in dishes like a Karajé, which is a fried bean |
| 1:34.4 | cake. |
| 1:35.7 | Number two, Okra. |
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