{"id":625721,"date":"2017-07-20T13:44:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oied.ncsu.edu\/home\/?p=625721"},"modified":"2017-07-20T13:44:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:44:25","slug":"filmmaker-byron-hurt-examines-impact-of-soul-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equalopportunity.ncsu.edu\/news\/2017\/07\/20\/filmmaker-byron-hurt-examines-impact-of-soul-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Byron Hurt Examines Impact of Soul Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, June 20, 2017, over 175 local college students, Triangle residents and food justice activists came together for a screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary Soul Food Junkies<\/em>. Sponsored by NC State’s African American Cultural Center in partnership with the Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation, attendees were ‘edutained’ on the role soul food has played in African American culture and learned about the impact of America\u2019s class-based apartheid in its food system.<\/p>\n

\"SoulThe evening began with a meet-and-greet with filmmaker Byron Hurt<\/a> and catering by Sweetie\u2019s, a local company specializing in vegan and health-conscious soul food. The film took attendees on a journey through Hurt\u2019s family ties to soul food, its presence at church functions, college football games and work functions and balanced the detrimental statistics it has had on the health of African American communities with its cultural, culinary and historical significance.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight\u2019s event represents a new season in continuing the vision of AACC founders Dr. Augustus M. Witherspoon and Dr. Lawrence Clark and the contributions of AACC icons like Dr. Iyailu Moses and Toni ‘Mama’ Thorpe,\u201d said Moses T. Alexander Greene, recently-named director of the AACC. \u201cSeeing NC State scholars, faculty and administrators as well as local residents and food activists \u2013 all of the various ethnicities \u2013 gather to appreciate this aspect of the African American experience strengthens the cultural competency of us all.\u201d The screening was Greene\u2019s inaugural event in his new role.<\/p>\n

\"SoulFollowing the film, NC State Africana Studies Program Director Dr. Craig Kwesi\u2019 Brookins facilitated a Q&A with Hurt, where he was praised by the crowd for documenting such a vital topic among African Americans.<\/p>\n

Eight internal sponsors included NC State\u2019s Interdisciplinary Studies and Africana Studies departments, the Department of Social Work, University Dining and the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service. External sponsors included Duke University\u2019s Center for Arts, Digital Culture and Entrepreneurship and Center for Documentary Studies, UNC\u2019s Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Office and the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission.<\/p>\n

Tsharre Sanders, 2016 alum NC State thought the film was \u201ceducational and entertaining.” She appreciated the intimacy of the film and that Hurt “drew inspiration from his father\u2019s story. It added to how real and relatable the film was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hurt urged attendees to consider their relationship with soul food and how we can choose options that will honor the legacy of this cultural tie while also maintaining a healthy diet that will allow us to live long and create our own legacies.<\/p>\n

Dawn Morgan<\/a> is assistant director in the African American Cultural Center.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"On Wednesday, June 20, 2017, over 175 local college students, Triangle residents and food justice activists came together for a screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary Soul Food Junkies<\/em>. Sponsored by NC State's African American Cultural Center in partnership with the Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation, attendees were 'edutained' on the role soul food has played in African American culture and learned about the impact of America\u2019s class-based apartheid in its food system.\n\n\"SoulThe evening began with a meet-and-greet with filmmaker Byron Hurt<\/a> and catering by Sweetie\u2019s, a local company specializing in vegan and health-conscious soul food. The film took attendees on a journey through Hurt\u2019s family ties to soul food, its presence at church functions, college football games and work functions and balanced the detrimental statistics it has had on the health of African American communities with its cultural, culinary and historical significance.\n\n\u201cTonight\u2019s event represents a new season in continuing the vision of AACC founders Dr. Augustus M. Witherspoon and Dr. Lawrence Clark and the contributions of AACC icons like Dr. Iyailu Moses and Toni 'Mama' Thorpe,\u201d said Moses T. Alexander Greene, recently-named director of the AACC. \u201cSeeing NC State scholars, faculty and administrators as well as local residents and food activists \u2013 all of the various ethnicities \u2013 gather to appreciate this aspect of the African American experience strengthens the cultural competency of us all.\u201d The screening was Greene\u2019s inaugural event in his new role.\n\n\"SoulFollowing the film, NC State Africana Studies Program Director Dr. Craig Kwesi\u2019 Brookins facilitated a Q&A with Hurt, where he was praised by the crowd for documenting such a vital topic among African Americans.\n\nEight internal sponsors included NC State\u2019s Interdisciplinary Studies and Africana Studies departments, the Department of Social Work, University Dining and the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service. External sponsors included Duke University\u2019s Center for Arts, Digital Culture and Entrepreneurship and Center for Documentary Studies, UNC\u2019s Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Office and the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission.\n\nTsharre Sanders, 2016 alum NC State thought the film was \u201ceducational and entertaining.\" She appreciated the intimacy of the film and that Hurt \"drew inspiration from his father\u2019s story. It added to how real and relatable the film was.\u201d\n\nHurt urged attendees to consider their relationship with soul food and how we can choose options that will honor the legacy of this cultural tie while also maintaining a healthy diet that will allow us to live long and create our own legacies.\n\nDawn Morgan<\/a> is assistant director in the African American Cultural Center.<\/em>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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