Fried chicken and macaroni was served to the array of students and faculty that crowded into the Alondra Room on campus today for the last event of Black History month entitled “Taste of Soul.”
“A taste of soul means a sampling of the soul food that is part of our culture, that we learn to call soul food,” Dawn Reid, director of EOPS and Cal Works Care said.
Serving all the “comfort” food from soul food restaurant, M&Ms such as fried catfish, macaroni & cheese and cornbread, students sat around and ate soul food while soul music played in the background. Reid added that “A Taste of Soul” is not just about the food, its the music, decorations and the clothing that make it up.
“It’s feel better food as most of us think of our mothers and grandmothers, our family and our heritage reminds us of where we came from,” Reid said.
The event was hosted by the African American History Committee as a kind of finale for all the African American History events that have been taking place on campus.
“The idea is to culturally enrich the campus and bring attention to the contributions that African Americans have made in society,” Maria Brown, history professor said.
Some students found the event to be enlightening.
“It was a really good idea to have people come to learn more about a culture that they may not now about,” Rose Gladson, 2, communications major said.