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founder @whetstone_mag +@whetstoneradio | host HIGH ON THE HOG on @netflix | publisher | producer | writer | origin forager | ATLien | instagram.com/isawstephen

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“Harriet Tubman was a conductor, a naturalist, a gardener, a home chef, a mother, an aunty, a liberator, a caregiver, a spy, a nurse and an activist. And on her 32 acres, she grew peaches and pears, peppers, potatoes, herbs, and she raised geese, chickens and hogs.” 🧵

“Harriet Tubman was a conductor, a naturalist, a gardener, a home chef, a mother, an aunty, a liberator, a caregiver, a spy, a nurse and an activist. And on her 32 acres, she grew peaches and pears, peppers, potatoes, herbs, and she raised geese, chickens and hogs.” 🧵
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And if you're African American and searching for your ancestors or you're interested in learning more about the legacy of the American slave trade, historians have digitized a trove of the advertisements that Black people placed, searching for family. Check out Last Seen Project

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Crisp and light, puffed rice is eaten in various forms across India. It is also known by many names, including laiya, pori and murmura. Shirin شیریں शीरीं writes about the unassuming heft of murmura for Rasa Volume 1. 🧵

Crisp and light, puffed rice is eaten in various forms across India. It is also known by many names, including laiya, pori and murmura.

<a href="/shirinmehrotra/">Shirin شیریں शीरीं</a> writes about the unassuming heft of murmura for Rasa Volume 1. 🧵
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Our newest podcast #TasteOfPlace is now out! Host Dr. Anna Sulan Masing asks: How much does our nostalgia affect the way we understand the world around us? Can we build new stories and a better future if we understand our nostalgia? 🧵

Our newest podcast #TasteOfPlace is now out! Host Dr. <a href="/annasulan/">Anna Sulan Masing</a> asks: How much does our nostalgia affect the way we understand the world around us? Can we build new stories and a better future if we understand our nostalgia? 🧵
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Pepper is the most traded spice in the world. In Ep 2 of #TasteOfPlace, Anna Sulan Masing explores how the spice made its way into Europe via medieval trade systems, and how that changed the way trade was structured and became key to the growth of capitalism. 🧵

Pepper is the most traded spice in the world. In Ep 2 of #TasteOfPlace, <a href="/annasulan/">Anna Sulan Masing</a> explores how the spice made its way into Europe via medieval trade systems, and how that changed the way trade was structured and became key to the growth of capitalism. 🧵
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I'm super proud that Whetstone Magazine managed to get distro at Barnes & Noble. I'm wondering if there are other Black publishers who also have? Would love to know you and compare notes if so!

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The history of Portugal’s food is entwined with the so-called Age of Discoveries, the subsequent colonial years and Portugal’s fraught relationship with Africa. For Whetstone Vol. 6, @ishaygovender explores a culinary history bound to slavery, displacement and reconciliation.

The history of Portugal’s food is entwined with the so-called Age of Discoveries, the subsequent colonial years and Portugal’s fraught relationship with Africa.

For Whetstone Vol. 6, @ishaygovender explores a culinary history bound to slavery, displacement and reconciliation.
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Time for a second helping of #Descendant. isawstephen heads to Africatown to learn more about how recipes, stories, and traditions help preserve history, inspire action, and unite communities in #TheDescendantCookout. New episodes start 11/28 from Participant + Whetstone Magazine.

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Enjoy a second helping of #TheDescendantCookout! In this episode, isawstephen joins #Descendant executive producer ?st, activists, and descendants to discuss the future of Africatown. New episodes from us and Whetstone Magazine drop Mondays on YouTube bit.ly/DescendantCook…

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In DF. First stop: #masalaymaiz. Mind blowing. A chef with a point of view vs those who can articulate separates meh from great. Here the latter is happening in spectacular fashion.

In DF. First stop: #masalaymaiz. Mind blowing. A chef with a point of view vs those who can articulate separates meh from great. Here the latter is happening in spectacular fashion.