6 Exciting Things To Do & Eat In NYC Between February 23rd - March 1st

"The contribution of African Americans to the country’s culinary identity is undeniable–African American food is American food. Wednesday, Jan 22nd, in partnership with MOFAD, the Africa Center in East Harlem opens African/American: Making the Nation’s Tables, an exhibition dedicated to celebrating Black American food culture past and present. The exhibition is curated by Dr. Jessica B. Harris, whose book High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America inspired a Netflix docuseries of the same name. Chefs, historians, and activists will help tell these stories with immersive VR, the real life '70s Ebony Magazine Test Kitchen, and a tasting inspired by the shoebox lunch." - neha talreja