Lena Richard, a revered African-American chef, broke racial and economic barriers to build a culinary empire in New Orleans during the Jim Crow era. She became the first Black woman to host her own television cooking show titled “Lena Richard’s New Orleans Cook Book”. According to Smithsonian Magazine, the show was one of the earliest...
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