Jamila Lyiscott aka, Dr. J,

Jamila Lyiscott aka, Dr. J,

Jamila Lyiscott aka, Dr. J, Community-Engaged Scholar, Author, Poet  Jamila Lyiscott aka, Dr. J, is an award-winning community-engaged scholar, nationally renowned speaker, and the author of Black Appetite. White Food: Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and...
Leni Sorensen

Leni Sorensen

Leni Sorensen American Chef, Culinary Historian  Leni Sorensen, a chef, historian, and educator with an MA/PhD in American Studies, specializes in African American foodways, agriculture, and women’s history. Featured in Netflix’s High on the Hog and PBS’s Finding Edna...
Psyche Williams-Forson

Psyche Williams-Forson

PsycheWilliams-Forson Professor, Author  @pwilliamsforson Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson is Professor and Chair of the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park. She is an affiliate faculty member of the Theatre, Dance, and Performing...
Ashanté M. Reese

Ashanté M. Reese

Ashanté M.Reese Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies, Author @AMReese07 Dr. Ashanté Reese is assistant professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. She earned a PhD in Anthropology from American University and a...
Chef JJ Johnson

Chef JJ Johnson

Chef JJ Johnson Chef, Author @ChefJJ JJ Johnson is an award winning Chef, Founder, TV Personality and Author. JJ presents an environment for connection through food that transcends people, memories, and generations. His diligent efforts toward the food industry has...