Watching Juneteenth be adopted as a holiday en masse and stripped of its very specific regional history in real time is really interesting...

One of the central questions I& #39;m always asking with my work is & #39;who gets to be complicated?& #39;

I think Black culture and foodways in particular are lumped together instead of being seen as individual threads of regional differences, specific family traditions/influences, etc.

I think that& #39;s true of Juneteenth as well. Black families have many different relationships to this holiday that I& #39;d like to see explored a bit more.

Black people are not a monolith and the food on our tables and the way we celebrate depends on location, history & traditions

Those foods and traditions are also dependent on access and privilege.

All of that to say, there are so many stories waiting to be told/uncovered about this holiday and celebrations of emancipation. I like that publications have dedicated space to this topic this year and I think there& #39;s so much more to be said.