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Black veganism in the United States is a social and political philosophy that connects the use of non-human animals with other social justice concerns such as racism and with the lasting effects of slavery, such as the subsistence diets of enslaved people enduring as familial and cultural food traditions. Sisters Syl Ko and Aph Ko first proposed the intersectional framework for and coined the term Black veganism. The Institute for Critical Animal Studies called Black veganism an "emerging discipline". Research has found that about 8% of Black Americans are vegan or vegetarian, which is much higher than the 3% rate among Americans of other ethnic groups. History Veganism as a named movement historically was made up primarily of white people, and the stereotypical vegan is white; Khushbu Shah pointed out in 2018 that not until the bottom of the third page on Shutterstock was a person of color included among the images for the search term "vegan person". Omowale Adewale, founder of New York City's Black VegFest, argues that there is a history of Black veganism in the US, but said in 2020 that the recent increase in Black veganism is partially because "You love to see yourself represented. That's one of the main reasons why the Black community has really galvanised around the vegan idea".The modern Black veganism movement takes inspiration from Rastafari, which developed a plant-based diet known as Ital in Jamaica in the 1930s, and groups like the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, which has advocated strict veganism since the 1960s, and the Nation of Islam, which specifically connected choosing a plant-based diet to fighting racist oppression. It also has roots in the American Civil Rights movement; Dick Gregory, who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., argued that "Because I'm a civil rights activist, I am also an animal rights activist. Animals and humans suffer and die alike." According to Amirah Mercer, by the 1980s veganism had "settled firmly into celebrity and activist pockets" among Black people in the US. The 1990 hip hop song "Beef" by KRS-One, according to Keith Tucker, founder of Hip Hop is Green vegan advocacy group, influenced many in the hip hop community to think about veganism and "meat in the slave diet". In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Queen Afua played an influential role in promoting Black raw veganism. She advocated using food as a tool for healing Black women’s reproductive and spiritual health.Aph and Syl Ko are prominent Black philosophers, together they contributed a philosophical framework for Black veganism. Syl Ko in a 2020 presentation to the Brooks Institute describes the development of the concept of Black veganism as an intersectional theory for political and social commentary, saying that she and her sister had in 2012 first discussed the idea that "animals are raced" and in 2015 started calling that idea Black veganism. Syl Ko conceptualizes Black veganism as a critique of society's perception of animals. Syl Ko states in the presentation for the Brooks institute, "we are not interested in the cosmetic diversity issue that's going on in animal ethics." In 2017 Aph and Syl Ko published Aphro-ism; Corey Lee Wrenn in a review said it presented Black veganism as "a political protest against the oppressiveness of animality, Eurocentric hierarchy-building, and harmful foodways."By the late 2010s research was showing that up to 8% of Black Americans identified as vegan, as compared to about 3% for the US population as a whole. In 2017 Carol J. Adams argued, "Now is the time for us to listen to and embrace black veganism.": 149  In 2021,The Washington Post, citing a Gallup report, referred to Black people as the fastest-growing demographic of vegans. Description In the United States, Black veganism is a social and political philosophy as well as a diet. It connects the use of non-human animals with other social justice concerns such as racism, and with the lasting effects of slavery, such as the subsistence diets of enslaved people enduring as familial and cultural food traditions. Dietary changes caused by the Great Migration also meant former farmers, who had previously been able to grow or forage their own vegetables, became reliant on processed foods. Adams described Black veganism as a "lens of race and animality" through which veganism could be understood as a radical movement for social justice.: 149 Additionally, health issues within the black community have been cited as catalysts for people of color to become vegan. Diet-related conditions include diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and stroke.Syl Ko starts from a framework initially discussed by Peter Singer but which does not consider race. According to Syl Ko, Black veganism is "an animal ethic generated from within an anti-racist commitment.": 2  She and her sister proposed developing a "revolutionary" concept of animal ethics that removes non-human animals from the discussion.: 3  Ko told the Brooks Institute that the debate about ethical veganism was whether speciesism was just like racism or sexism; she and her sister had framed it around the idea that speciesism and racism were the same thing. Syl Ko and Aph Ko conceptualized a theoretical framework for Black veganism, but in praxis there are also Black communities that define Black veganism as cultural-specific practice. Some Black vegans that consider race in important component to their food practice, who also believe in speciesism, connect the violence of systemic racism and the legacy of slavery to the violence that is currently exerted over Black people today and non-human animals.According to AshEL Eldridge, an Oakland activist, the movement is about the Black community reclaiming its food sovereignty and "decolonizing" the diet of Black Americans. According to Shah, the area where most vegans of color feel the greatest rift with mainstream veganism is in mainstream veganism's failure to recognize the intersectionality with other social justice issues such as food access. Dr. A. Breeze Harper also attributes this spilt in vegan philosophy and praxis to the misalignment of goals by saying, "the overwhelmingly white U.S. vegan movement guides the assumption that serious dialogue around race, racism, whiteness, and racialized colonialism are unrelated to its goals."PETA columnist Zachary Tolivar noted he had often heard Black veganism called "a revolutionary act" because it often involves rejecting both family tradition and systemic oppression. Mercer described it as "revoking my own Black card" and said that for US Black people, choosing veganism was an act of protest against disenfranchisement by governmental health care and food policy.The Institute for Critical Animal Studies called Black veganism an "emerging discipline". Influences In 2010, two influential books, A. Breeze Harper's Sistah Vegan and McQuirter's By Any Greens Necessary were published. In the anthology, Sistah Vegan, the editor Dr. A. Br.... Discover the Thug Kitchen popular books. 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    Tenderheart

    Hetty Lui McKinnon

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    Leon Fast Vegan

    John Vincent, Rebecca Seal & Chantal Symons

    'Leon is the future' The TimesA cookbook for vegans and anyone who wants more plants in their life, LEON Fast Vegan is all about delicious food, which just happens to be vegan. Wh...

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    The Book of Summer

    Josie Curran

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    Forks Over Knives Family

    Alona Pulde & Matthew Lederman

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    MOB Veggie

    Ben Lebus

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    The Recipe Wheel

    Rosie Ramsden

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    Fit Men Cook

    Kevin Curry

    The fitness influencer and creator of the #1 bestselling Food & Drink app, FitMenCook, shares 100 easy, quick meal prep recipes that will save you time, money, and inches on yo...

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    Vegan Soups

    Amber Locke

    Celebrate the glory of vegetables all year round with these spectacularly tasty vegan soups. From a refreshing Watermelon Gazpacho, perfect for a summer's afternoon, to a chunky,...

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    Happy Vegan Christmas

    Karoline Jönsson

    Roasted nuts and vegetables, fragrant citrus and cloves, jewelled lingonberries and cardamom buns fresh from the oven – these are the delights that make a Scandinavian vegan Christ...

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    Brave New Meal

    Bad Manners, Michelle Davis & Matt Holloway

    The New York Times bestselling authors of the Bad Manners cookbook series are back with a message for you (yeah, you): Eating less meat, saving the planet, and cooking at home don’...

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    The Pocket Enquire Within

    George Armstrong

    What is the correct way to carve a partridge?How should leeches be applied?How can egg whites be used to repair broken china?First published in 1856, Enquire Within rapidly became ...

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    A Little Dinner Before the Play

    Agnes Jekyll

    Whether extolling the merits of a cheerful breakfast tray, conjuring up a winter picnic of figs and mulled wine, sharing delicious Tuscan recipes, or suggesting a lastminute prethe...

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    MOB Kitchen

    Ben Lebus

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    Among the Thugs

    Bill Buford

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    Green

    Elly Pear (Curshen)

    In GREEN, bestselling cookery author Elly Pear shows you how to easily vary veggie and vegan dishes to suit your fancy, with ingenious options to make a meal speedy and simple or a...

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    Vegan Basics

    Adams Media

    Simplify the vegan diet and customize it to fit your lifestyle with this accessible, easytouse guide!The vegan diet has been taking the world by storm and is seemingly becoming mor...

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    One Pan. 100 Brilliant Meals

    Mari Mererid Williams

    One pan really is all you need to solve those weeknight dinner dilemmas!All your favourite recipes made simple. Using store cupboard staples, simple cooking methods and creative tw...

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    Awakenings

    Lucy Watson

    A truly vegan lifestyle is more than just the food you eat, it's the shoes on your feet, the clothes in your wardrobe, the contents of your cupboards and your makeup bag. Whether v...

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    Heat

    Bill Buford

    The book that helped define a genre: Heat is a beloved culinary classic, an adventure in the kitchen and into Italian cuisine, by Bill Buford, author of Dirt. Bill Buford was ...

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    Stomach and Bowel Disorders

    Jan de Vries

    The stress and anxieties of modern life can take their toll on the digestive system. If not treated in their early stages, simple digestive and absorption disorders can develop int...

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    The Fresh Vegan Kitchen

    David Bailey & Charlotte Bailey

    Irresistible vegan food from awardwinning vegan street food pioneers, David and Charlotte Bailey of Wholefood Heaven. David and Charlotte Bailey have taken the street market scene ...

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    The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

    Deb Perelman

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    The Wicked Healthy Cookbook

    Chad Sarno, Derek Sarno, David Joachim & Woody Harrelson

    Hi, we're Chad and Derek. We're chefs and brothers who craft humble vegetables into the stuff of food legend. Everything we create is a bold marriage of delicate and punchy flavors...

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    Sweet Potato Soul

    Jenne Claiborne

    100 vegan recipes that riff on Southern cooking in surprising and delicious ways, beautifully illustrated with fullcolor photography. Jenné Claiborne grew up in Atlanta eating...

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    Smitten Kitchen Every Day

    Deb Perelman

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