How Black Cuisine Transformed America

A Netflix original, High on the Hog: How African America Cuisine Transformed America, and from Academy Award® winner, Roger Ross Williams, and based on Jessica B. Harris’ award-winning book, High On The Hog, this amazing story traces the history of how Blacks (“African Americans”) cultivated and transformed the cuisine in America. Hosted by Atlanta, Georgia’s very own, Stephen A. Satterfield, this Netflix gem is a wonderful cultural awakening and journey that not only demonstrates the importance of history, but also the urgency in preserving our truths. After the show aired, Satterfield said, it was another reminder that the results are wonderful when you give Black folks the space to create unencumbered.

“I know well that any demonstration where Blackness is celebrated and centered will be critiqued. I’m not tripping off that. Instead I’m yellin PRO-BLACK for the folks in the back until my vocal cords are coarse. The protection of our heritage is a matter of justice. Whoever owns the power owns the story because stories outlive, refute or abet power. No flex, High on the Hog is a potent narrative correction.”

Stephen A. Satterfield is a food writer, producer, and the founder of media company Whetstone Magazine, which is dedicated to educating and preserving the origins and culture of food. He has an unwavering passion to deconstruct the colonial and racist systems that plague rich histories and cultures around the world.

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