AFRO - My mother was not one to show emotions or to say “I love you” very often. One of the ways she showed her love for our family was with a hot, home-cooked meal EVERY night, even those when she had to work the overnight shift as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Food was much more than a source of nutrition for me. It was security. It was love.| By Lenora Howze, AFRO Executive Director lhowze@afro.com For as long as I can remember and well before the word “foodie” entered our lexicon, I’ve had a love for food. Some may, okay they did, call it an inordinate one. Growing up and at every family meal, it was expected that I would out eat everyone […]