Black Food, Black Travel, and Online Black Culture (w/ Anela Malik)
My guest for this episode is Anela Malik, who is a writer, speaker, food and travel enthusiast, and social media influencer. She is the author of the book American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States and the host of the Black food and travel series Our Block.
We discuss the difference between online and real-life Black culture, the importance of maintaining integrity as a social media content creator against the backdrop of Black capitalist hustle culture, the thriving Black food scene in DC, and her experience traveling the world as a Black American woman.
Anela Malik's website; anelamalik.com
Her social media handle on multiple platforms is @theanelamalik
the book: American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States
the Our Block tv series
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Episode Notes:
“Selling Out is Meaningless” – Dana Boyd