Coconuts and Collards Women Studies bravely observed exploration of power

bravely observed exploration of power

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presents songs for the living and the dead that destabilize and de-familiarize representations of black history and contemporary black experience

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Coconuts and Collards Women Studies bravely observed exploration of powerWhen her family moved from Puerto Rico to Atlanta, Von Diaz traded plantains, roast pork, and Malta for grits, fried chicken, and sweet tea. Brimming with humor and nostalgia, Coconuts and Collards is a recipe packed memoir of growing up Latina in the Deep South. The stories center on the women in Diaz's family who have used food to nourish and care for one another. Inspired by her grandmother's 1962 copy of Cocina Criolla the Puerto Rican equivalent