Sort of off-subject, but once I was in charge of selecting the menu for a military installation. We had a special meal honoring Black History Month. In the past the menu had consisted of fried chicken, hamhocks, turnip greens, fresh watermelon, and so forth. I thought those were stereotypes, and not appropriate. Instead, I took quite a bit of time to research authentic dishes from Morroco, Kenya, Congo, and I also included some Carribean dishes.
It was a complete and total flop. I believe in giving the people what they want, so the next year we went back to the turnip greens.
I'm a white Southerner by birth, and we had greens, black-eyed peas, cornbread, etc. all the time when I was growing up. I'm not sure how all that became "black" food.
Mom, Dad, I'd like to introduce you to my new fiancee, Bulawayo