PinnedGetting American History Right or Keeping it White?10 Historical Truths All Black People Should Know from Juneteenth to Tulsa Deep in the white heart of Texas, lawmakers are horse-hitching giddy about the 1836 Project, which promotes “patriotic education” in classrooms. What’s more, if Texas House Bill №3979 is signed into law, teachers will be barred from linking slavery or racism to the teaching of the state’s and country’s founding…Juneteenth5 min readJuneteenth5 min read
Published in The Good Host with Anthony Rodell·Jan 28, 20205 Desserts to Take to Your Dinner HostI cannot cook or bake well, so I often opt to take dessert as a gift to dinner parties as a host/hostess gift. It is pretty hard to fail with dessert as a gift. Desserts are extra food. I’m going to cheat a bit and share some I’ve seen on Instagram. Dessert is a wonderful gift in any form. The five bakers above are favorites. Their work is inspiration. Imagine how your host/hostess will beam when they receive a dessert gift like any of these.Home Hosting1 min readHome Hosting1 min read
Dec 23, 2019Thelma Stone’s Appalachian Christmas(Originally published at Black Southern Belle and written by me.) She was all of five-two, always wore an apron, and legend has it, hotelier Thelma Stone carried a pistol in her purse. Her great-niece Carolyn Foster Bailey Lewis says, “She was protective of me and others. It was in her…Food5 min readFood5 min read
Published in The Good Host with Anthony Rodell·Oct 6, 2019In Praise of White PlatesI love beautiful things. I love entertaining at home. Sometimes the two clash. A generally decisive person — me — can find herself in a corner babbling like an amateur drinker. Do I use the antique plates? Square plates? Green plates? Paper? Plastic? …Food And Drink2 min readFood And Drink2 min read
