I’m participating in the 2020 Juneteenth Cookout Takeover. This initiative was established to encourage the celebration of Juneteenth – a jubilee of freedom to commemorate the end of slavery – and to amplify the food traditions of black culinary creatives. This year my employer has recognized it as a holiday and I am happy to have it off! I plan to relax, support some new black business on my radar which is nothing new to me. I will also be recreating some of these amazing recipes!

 

Juneteenth (a merge of the words/date June Nineteenth) marks the date in 1865 that the last enslaved people learned of their freedom. 

 

And for over 150 years since, Black American families, home-cooks, chefs, and culinarians have commemorated the summer holiday with a wide range of food traditions that tell a story of the perseverance of a people.  Click here for the full list of the amazing recipes for the Juneteenth Cookout Takeover! Can’t wait to see you all recreate this delicious Jollof Rice. Need some other ideas, be sure to check out the full list!