I initially thought the baskets were food baskets, too. I was interested to see what was in them, which is why I opened the thread.
I was in charge of the menu for the Black History month luncheon at a DoD facility. I did a lot of research to find recipes for authentic African and Caribean dishes for the menu...which I enjoyed, FWIW.
The event was universally panned. Everyone expected fried chicken and collard greens and cornbread and watermelon.
I never knew that as a Southern White Boy, I was raised eating soul food.
(Best C&W singing voice on) I was multicultural when multicultural wasn't cool...