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Episode 82 - Rose McGee, Can't Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama artwork

Episode 82 - Rose McGee, Can't Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama

Black Market Reads
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In this episode Lissa welcomes co-host Bukata Hayes as they explore the power of storytelling and the nourishment of soulful food with author Rose McGee. ROSE MCGEE, founder of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie, travels across the United States to deliver pies and nurture relationships. She was featured in the 2015 PBS documentary A Few Good Pie Places. After George Floyd's murder in 2020, her caring community pie baking and delivery gained recognition from NBC Nightly News, Ms McGee resides in Golden Valley, MiN, where she was named "Citizen of the Year".

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