To help identify dishes that would be appropriate to serve to celebrate our newest national holiday, we spoke with Andre Springer, Chef Rasheeda Purdie, and Kysha Harris, about the kinds of food typically served on Juneteenth.
“I don't think a lot of people would be talking about Juneteenth right now, had it not been for the last year that we had,” says Harris. Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020, sparked by police brutality against Black people and the killings of George Floyd, Breona Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others, have undoubtedly underscored the importance of the holiday.
“My family’s from the Caribbean, so I celebrate Juneteenth with my Black brothers and sisters from all of the diaspora,” says Springer. “We talk about progress, and how we can help each other out and be more community-based, and then really focus on our ancestors and honoring them.
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