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In water-heavy nights behind grandmother’s porch We knelt in the tickling grasses and whispered: Linda’s face hung before us, pale as a pecan, And it grew wise as she said: …
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Excerpt from book:

“My great grandmother Emily died in bed at her Louisiana home at the end of the summer of 1936, with $1300 in cash hidden under her mattress. …
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Interview of Alice Walker, writer of The Color Purple. 

Walker: “May Pool was my great great great grandmother who lived to be 125 so the legend goes: which means she lived …
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Excerpt from book:

“Your wine any good, Pilate?” asked Guitar. “Couldn’t tell you.” “Why not?” “Never tasted it.” Milkman laughed. “You sell wine you don’t even taste?” “Folks don’t buy …
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“I’m a scrub the black off you!”

As a child I spent weekends at my paternal grandmother’s house But not because I wanted to Actually, I dreaded it But, I …
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“Ride or Die!”

My Nana, Joyce Wells Jones (January 22, 1956-) is like my other half. Without her I don’t know what I would think or do sometimes because as …
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“The Porch”

What I remember most about my grandma Gladys Dawson (1923-1998) is sitting on her porch every summer and my mama would go buy peas and bushels of …
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Senator Nina Turner of Ohio, says her grandmother taught her that “all you need to succeed in life are the 3 bones-the wishbone, the jawbone, and the backbone.”

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“Mary Coley was among the last generation of granny midwives providing care to pregnant women across the rural South. These women were indispensable at a time when hospitals were often …
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Pollinator, cook, and writer Gabrielle Eitienne shares her joy for the garden and food legacy on her online journal “Revival Taste Collective” www.revivaltaste.com. Learning and reviving the traditions of her …
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