How Black Food Traditions Transformed a Colonial Holiday
Black History Year
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🗓️ 26 November 2025
⏱️ 4 minutes
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Summary
Black Thanksgiving isn’t the same as the mainstream holiday. We took a holiday associated with whiteness and made it into something uplifting for ourselves. Here’s what makes the food at Black Thanksgiving feasts so special.
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| 0:34.3 | Black Thanksgiving isn't the same as the mainstream holiday. |
| 0:38.3 | We took a holiday associated with whiteness and made it into something uplifting for ourselves. |
| 0:44.3 | Here's what makes the food at Black Thanksgiving feasts so special. |
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| 1:12.8 | Now, mac and cheese is easily among the black community's most popular and hotly debated foods. |
| 1:20.9 | The creamy dish as it exists today was the brainchild of black chef James Hemings over 200 years ago. |
| 1:25.9 | It has been and will always be a staple of black Thanksgiving tables. |
| 1:29.3 | Though we may not have created potato salad, |
| 1:35.9 | it's absolutely become our auntie's favorite food to argue over. The ease of access to the ingredients combined with the low cost and versatility of the dish makes it just one of the most |
| 1:42.0 | delicious dishes of the holiday spread. |
| 1:45.0 | But watch out because it also brings out the food critics in every family. |
| 1:50.0 | Ah! |
| 1:51.0 | Now, cornbread was a staple among our enslaved ancestors. |
| 1:55.0 | It was rare that they got nutritious food or enough time to eat. |
| 1:59.0 | It's heft, flavor variability, and ability to transport |
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