Kickin’ Lickin’ Collard Greens

Like a lot of Black folks from the Bay Area, my family originally comes from the Deep South. I’ve got family from places like Louisiana and Mississippi, which is where my dad grew up, and some of Snoop’s family too. Our ancestors in the South brought so many culinary traditions from West Africa and created so many dishes that we love and claim as American, like mac ’n’ cheese, sweet potato pie (I know somebody got an auntie who knows how to throw down during the holidays), and one of my fav