CSUMB serving up soul food for Black History Month – KSBW Monterey

NOW TO OUR DAILY DOSE OF GETTING IT RIGHT. CAL STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY IS SERVING UP SOUL FOOD FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER CHRISTIAN BALDERAS MET WITH STUDENTS WHO PLANNED THIS YEAR’S EVENT. IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, SOUL FOOD HAS FOUND ITS WAY TO CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY’S DINING HALL, THANKS TO THE STUDENTS. JAMIE BOOTH IS THE PRESIDENT OF CSUMB’S BLACK STUDENTS UNITED, WHICH HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 2015. AND BOOTH SAYS FOR TODAY’S EVENT SHE HELPED CREATE A SPECIAL ONE-DAY MENU WITH SOUL FOOD STAPLES.. THAT MEANS FOOD LIKE COLLARED GREENS, CANDIED YAMS, MAC AND CHEESE AND RIBS. THEY ALSO HAD A SOUL FOOD COOKING DEMONSTRATION. CSUMB’S DINING HALL HAS HONORED BLACK HISTORY MONTH BEFORE. BOOTH SAYS LAST YEAR, IT SERVED FRIED CHICKEN AND WATERMELON…BUT THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE UNIVERSITY HAS CONSULTED BLACK STUDENT UNITED. CSUMB REPORTED THAT IN 2023, AFRICAN AMERICANS MADE UP 3 PERCENT OF THE STUDENT BODY…THE LOWEST IT’S EVER BEEN SINCE AT LEAST 2012. BE ABLE TO BRING SOUL FOOD BACK NEXT YEAR. CHRISTIAN BALDERAS REPORTING FOR US… THIS IS BOOTHS SE

CSUMB serving up soul food for Black History Month

Updated: 3:00 PM PST Feb 22, 2024

In honor of Black History Month, soul food was served at California State University, Monterey Bay’s dining commons on Wednesday. The event was organized by CSUMB’s Black Student’s United, which has been active since 2015. “We are showcasing our culture and what we usually eat in Black households and on special occasions such as birthdays, cookouts, et cetera” Jamie Booth, the president of the Black Students United, said. The menu consisted of collared greens, candied yams, mac and cheese and other food Booth described as soul food staples. Booth said CSUMB’s dining commons has honored Black History Month before, but that this was the first time the university has consulted Black Students United. “It brings back childhood memories, and we want to share that with the larger campus community,” Booth said.

In honor of Black History Month, soul food was served at California State University, Monterey Bay’s dining commons on Wednesday.

The event was organized by CSUMB’s Black Student’s United, which has been active since 2015.

“We are showcasing our culture and what we usually eat in Black households and on special occasions such as birthdays, cookouts, et cetera” Jamie Booth, the president of the Black Students United, said.

The menu consisted of collared greens, candied yams, mac and cheese and other food Booth described as soul food staples.

Booth said CSUMB’s dining commons has honored Black History Month before, but that this was the first time the university has consulted Black Students United.

“It brings back childhood memories, and we want to share that with the larger campus community,” Booth said.

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