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Celebrate Juneteenth with some traditional foods from Nicole A. Taylor's 'Watermelon and Red Birds'

To read a book excerpt, click here.

Food writer Nicole A. Taylor puts her own spin on some traditional foods in “Watermelon and Red Birds.”

We revisit Scott Tong’s June 2022 conversation with Taylor.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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