Black Food, Black Travel, and Online Black Culture (w/ Anela Malik)

My guest for this episode is Anela Malik, who is a writer, speaker, food and travel enthusiast, and social media influencer. She is the author of the book American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States and the host of the Black food and travel series Our Block.

We discuss the difference between online and real-life Black culture, the importance of maintaining integrity as a social media content creator against the backdrop of Black capitalist hustle culture, the thriving Black food scene in DC, and her experience traveling the world as a Black American woman.

• Anela Malik's website: anelamalik.com
• Her social media handle on multiple platforms is @theanelamalik
• the book: American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States
• the Our Block tv series
• Full episode notes here: blacketcpod.com/episodes/019-anela-malik