a conversation with Shelley Worrell

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Written By Tiffani Rozier

Seasonal Sponsor | Ten Speed Press

If you’ve started to make your gift list, be sure to add cookbooks to the mix. They are the gift that keeps giving. Ten Speed Press has released some amazing titles this year….one of a few saving graces of 2020. 

  • Vegetable Kingdom by Bryant Terry, complete with a tool and pantry guide and a dope ass soundtrack, available on Spotify.

  • In Bibi’s Kitchen by Hawa Hassan, this cookbook goes beyond just incredible recipes it captures all the love and warmth of a grandmother’s love and honors the rich culinary contributions of women living in the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean.

  • Jubilee by Toni Tipton Martin, a celebration of the unsung masters of American cooking and a collection of recipes from two centuries of African American cooking. 

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Meet Shelley Worrel a Brooklyn native and the Founder + Chief Curator of caribBEING Shelley V Worrell. CaribBeing is a thriving cultural organization that stands at the crossroads of film + art + culture.

Shelley has produced over 200 public programs in partnership with top cultural institutions most notably BRIC, Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Museum, MoCADA, Municipal Art Society, Queens Museum and Studio Museum in Harlem. She has also taken caribBEING global with presentations in Poland, France, Barbados and most recently Haiti to present Brooklyn, Caribbean Capital of the World at the Caribbean Studies Association as an extension of her new initiative to develop a Little Caribbean in Flatbush & Crown Heights. For her work as a cultural entrepreneur, Shelley has been featured in domestic and international media including Brooklyn Magazine, Black Enterprise, Caribbean Life, Good Morning America, Guardian Media and hyperallergic.

Shelley’s Essential Caribbean Reading List

Sir V. S. Naipaul- Miguel Street

C.L.R. James

Eric Williams- From Columbus To Castro

Edwidge Danticat- Breath, Eyes, Memory

Frantz Fanon-The Wretched of the Earth

Derek Walcott- In a Green Night

Elizabeth Acevedo-The Poet X

Nicole Dennis Benn-Here Comes the Sun

Marlon James-Black Leopard, Red Wolf

 

Connect with Shelley + caribBeing

Shelly:

Instagram-@shelleyworrell | Email- shelley@caribbeing.com

caribBeing:

Instagram- @iamcaribbeing | Website: caribbeing.com

Tiffani Rozier

My name is Tiffani Rozier, a freelance writer, podcast producer, and content developer living and working in Phoenix, Arizona.

I have an insatiable curiosity for people and their stories. I'm passionate about discovering and shaping narratives in transformative and impactful ways. We live in a time when we can reach larger audiences and build community through various channels and platforms. Great storytelling is an essential tool for building relationships, inspiring deep connections, and leaving an impact. I'm committed to telling stories that center narratives that amplify the voices of individuals and communities.

https://tiffanirozier.com
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