The Best Dim Sum in New York, Langston Hughes and Griff Davis at The Schomburg, 'The New Brownies' Book'

On a Lunar New Year edition of our new series, "Food for Thought," we speak to James Beard-winning chef and author Grace Young about what foods are considered auspicious going into the Year of the Dragon as well as some of the best places to enjoy dim sum around the city.

This Black History Month, we are the celebrating the legacy and contributions of Black New Yorkers. A new exhibition at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture looks at one of the most famous Black New Yorkers, Langston Hughes, and his many friendships, specifically his relationship with photographer Griff Davis, the first roving editor of Ebony Magazine. Dorothy Davis, guest curator, daughter of Griff Davis, and president of the Griffith J. Davis Photographs and Archives, joins to speak about the show. The Ways of Langston Hughes: Griff Davis and Black Artists in the Making is on view through July 8.

[REBROADCAST FROM November 7, 2023] In 1920, W.E.B Du Bois created the first American magazine addressing Black children. The Brownies' Book invited the era's most prolific Black creatives to submit material—poems, illustrations, songs—so that Black children could feel seen and represented (the magazine was the first to publish a Langston Hughes poem). A new collection, The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families, celebrates the history of the magazine alongside new material for children today. The book was created by married duo Dr. Karida L. Brown, a sociologist and Du Bois expert, and her husband, artist Charly Palmer. Brown and Palmer join us to discuss.