Gallery: #GrowingUpBlack: The Struggle Was Real If Your Survival Depended On These 10 Foods

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#GrowingUpBlack: The Struggle Was Real If Your Survival Depended On These 10 Foods
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Tracey Pennywell
Creole Contessa

Let's keep it 100! People were broke as hell back in the day! But our momz & pops made sure that no matter what, there was always food on our plates. Some of these foods, we grew fond of,  which was a good thing because we depended on them for our survival. In the words of Tupac, "trying to make a dollar outta 15 cents"...that was all day, everyday! 

If you lived it, you already know. The rest of y'all, here are the TOP TEN foods black people depended on for their survival. Take this back-in-the-day journey with us….

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