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Celebrating community, family and food on Kwanzaa
Thursday is the first night of Kwanzaa.
Host Scott Tong speaks with food historian and cookbook author Jessica B. Harris about the holiday's history, traditions and food. Harris just released an updated version of her 1995 book "A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook: Celebrating the Holiday with Family, Community and Tradition."
Book excerpt: 'A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook'
By Jessica B. Harris
Excerpted from "A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook" by Jessica B. Harris. Copyright © 1995, 2024 by Jessica B. Harris. Reprinted by permission of Scribner, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC.
This segment aired on December 26, 2024.