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Bryant Terry: Eco-chef, Food Justice Activist, Author of Vegan Soul Kitchen

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I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and both sets of my grandparents came from rural Mississippi. But, as an adult, the moment that catalyzed my work was when I was in graduate school at NYU studying history, and I learned about the Black Panthers' Free Breakfast for Children program. What was the inspiration for the cookbook?

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Martin Luther King Day - Let Freedom Ring

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Three and a half years before we adopted Jonathan, Cathy and I had sat together, tears streaming down our faces, when we heard the news that Martin Luther King had been shot in Memphis. Racism has been in every culture ever since. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history.