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Nia-Raquelle Smith

Nia-Raquelle is an independent scholar studying the intersection of food, race, gender, policy and Black and Latinx pop culture. Her current research primarily focuses on the role of food in Black and Latinx pop culture, specifically in music and television. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she completed her graduate studies at Drexel University and her undergraduate studies at Hunter College.

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