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Independent Lens | Soul Food Junkies | PBS

Duration: 56:46 (Full Program)
Program: Independent Lens #1405
Broadcast Date: Jan. 15, 2013

Baffled by his dad's reluctance to change his traditional soul food diet in the face of a health crisis, filmmaker Byron Hurt sets out to learn more about this rich culinary tradition and it's relevance to black cultural identity. He discovers that the love affair that his dad and his community have with soul food is deep-rooted, complex, and in some tragic cases, deadly.

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Post Date: January 15, 2013
Expiration Date: January 22, 2013