Sharing a moment in history: NOLA Black History FactFIRST BLACK WOMAN with a COOKING SHOW in the late 1940’s -Lena Paul Richard 1892-1950

Posted by danetteoneal1 on February 13, 2017
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Long before Martha Stewart there was Lena Richard. She was the first black woman to host a weekly television cooking show on WDSU. Lena had several restaurants throughout New Orleans where blacks and whites ate side by side during times when segregation laws were enforced.
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