Family Adventure Part 1: High On The Hog

As we start 2024, I’d like to show a little adventure I took the family on during the week of Thanksgiving 2023. But first, a bit of background about how it started…High On The Hog. This is a book about African-American history as told through our food. The book was turned into a Netflix series which is currently in its second season, and I can’t recommend it enough. Everyone, no matter your skin color should watch it. It’s beautiful, it’s challenging, it’s full of heart and I know you’ll find something out about Black cuisine and the history behind it you didn’t know. The fourth episode is called Freedom and moves the story to Texas, and I was exposed to places I have never heard of and people I have never met. I decided to change that in a big way. After all, I can’t be a Black Western writer and say “Nope never been” when asked if I’ve ever been to the Black Cowboy Museum, could I?

This is the first of a series of posts, and if you’d like to play along, start by watching the Netflix series High on the Hog. While I think you should watch EVERY episode because they are all simply fantastic, starting out with episode 4, Texas, will suffice! And look what I got for Christmas! The book itself!