Platt, Michael C

"From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Black Lives Matter movement, food has played a vital role in strengthening and shaping Black empowerment. Join food justice advocate and baker Michael Platt on a . . . visual journey as he retells moving and authentic accounts of 12 months in Black history. Featuring . . . recipes and biographies of important figures, this book will inspire leaders of the future with real stories of trailblazers who helped to change the world"--Back cover.

"[Cookbook] includes Michael's signature Freedom Fighter Cupcakes themed around figures from the history of civil rights and activism--Martin Luther King Jr., Grandpa Kitchen, Jos? Andr?s, Maya Angelou, Malala Yousafzai, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Harriet Tubman, and more--as well as chapters on pies, tarts, cakes, snacks, and breads"--Provided by publisher.