Black People, Black Power, and Black-Eyed Peas: Rewriting Cultural Food Stories - Stacey Abrams Newsroom https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/ Fri, 22 May 2026 18:53:43 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub Black People, Black Power, and Black-Eyed Peas: Rewriting Cultural Food Stories https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/black-people-black-power-and-black-eyed-peas-rewriting-cultural-food-stories_1777195146 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:26:59 -0500 https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/black-people-black-power-and-black-eyed-peas-rewriting-cultural-food-stories_1777195146 Black People, Black Power, and Black-Eyed Peas: Rewriting Cultural Food Stories

When people first hear the title of this workshop, they often pause, intrigued by the alliteration but not quite sure of the connection. Some might expect a history lesson, others a cooking class. Instead, they discover a powerful exploration of how cultural beliefs shape how we manage — or, in many cases, mismanage — food and, ultimately, our health.  As the author of "Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict" and creator of the Mind Over Meals approach, I've spent years helping people…]]>