Many assume African-American cuisine consists solely of fried chicken, collards, and cornbread. These are indeed touchstones of Black food in America, but that assumption is limiting in more ways ...

As part of the first African Heritage and Health Week, which starts today, the Boston-based Oldways is encouraging all eaters, African Americans or not, to sample the traditional cuisines from ...

Catching, shucking and selling oysters was a way for African Americans to make a living. "It's an industry they've been involved in from sea to table," Hyppolite said.