How Black Food Traditions Transformed a Colonial Holiday

26/11/2025 4 min
How Black Food Traditions Transformed a Colonial Holiday

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Episode Synopsis

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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2MBH is produced by Cydney Smith and Lilly Workneh, with Gifted Sounds Network's Lance John and Avery Phillips editing the show.

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