Dr. Cynthia R. Greenlee is a North Carolina-based scholar, writer, editor, independent thinker and bon vivant. She writes about African-American history as well as food, pop culture, abortion politics, and whatever she likes. She co-edited “The Echoing Ida Collection” reproductive justice anthology (Feminist Press) with Kemi Alabi and Janna Zinzi, and she has won a coveted James Beard Award, the highest honor in U.S. food writing. Follow her on Twitter @CynthiaGreenlee and at www.cynthiagreenlee.com.