Franklin’s Universe

The 9 Truths plus the Path Forward

Things we don’t talk about at the dinner table as a family/community: A Love Letter to Black America on Healing Trauma? The Truths We Won’t Say Out Loud: A Love Letter to Black America on Healing Trauma What Nobody Will Tell You (Because They’re Afraid) There’s a conversation we’re not having in Black America. Not […]

Why Do We Put So Much Salt in Holiday Food?

Why Do We Put So Much Salt in Holiday Food? Holiday Season: Why Do We Put So Much Salt in Black Households? Table of Contents 1. Introduction: The Annual Sodium Olympics 2. Tradition, Trauma, and That Aunt Who Measures Salt With Her Soul 3. The Science of “Just a Pinch” (Which Is Actually a Tablespoon) […]

Franklin's Universe