Source photo: Cotton Makers' Jubilee King, Queen and Court, 1954, by Ernest Withers. Gelatin silver print, toned, printed from the original negative in 1986. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Illustration by Carter/Reddy
On Jubilee: A Juneteenth Series
A web-first edition of food, film, and visual art on the traditions of jubilee
By Oxford American
MISS JUNETEENTH, by ASHANTÉ M. REESE
ONCE MORE WITH FEELING, by IRENE VÁZQUEZ
FEASTING FROM THE FLOODPLAIN, by DANIELLE PURIFOY
GOOD NEIGHBORS, by GABRIELLE LAWRENCE
HOW TO KEEP FROM LOSING RECIPES, by MEGAN BRADEN-PERRY
2023
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HER FRIENDS, by W. RALPH EUBANKS
IN SEARCH OF THE MOTHERVINE, by KATOYA ELLIS FLEMING
AFTER THE DAY AFTER, by DR. PSYCHE A. WILLIAMS-FORSON
2022
FACING THE RISING SUN, an introduction by ROSALIND BENTLEY
WATERMELON & RED BIRDS, A Q&A WITH NICOLE A. TAYLOR, by JASMIN PITTMAN MORRELL
I’LL BRING YOU A PLATE, by JAMEY HATLEY
BLACK FOOD ENERGY, by DR. PSYCHE A. WILLIAMS-FORSON
a meat and three for the jubilee, poems by ASHLEY M. JONES
SLAVE FOOD AND OTHER INSULTS, by DR. CYNTHIA R. GREENLEE
HICKORY AND OAK: HELEN TURNER’S BARBECUE, a film by ETHAN PAYNE
ON FREEDOM AND POSSIBILITY, a photo series by BILLIE CARTER-RANKIN
AN OPEN SECRET: HIBISCUS TEA, by HARMONY HOLIDAY
DEAR SWEET JUNE BABY, TASTE GOOD, by ZANDRIA F. ROBINSON
ACTS OF HAPPINESS, by OSAYI ENDOLYN
This series was published with support from The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.