… fried chicken and cornbread, southern fried catfish strips, and their signature Harlem burrito. The “History in a Box” meals will run for $11, while the keepsake boxes will be sold for $3 each.
According to Coleman, it’s crucial to keep black history alive. “It’s important that a younger generation understand the strength and determination that their forebears had to persevere through what we now consider normal day-to-day living,” he told BE. “Despite the indignities of the era, black Americans found a way through resourcefulness as well as resolve to ensure that they could travel and sustain themselves.”
A portion of proceeds goes to Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation’s youth education programs.