Published April 23, 2016

Joi White-Henderson (38) and mother, Wanda White (62), remember their grandmother/mother, Lonie Richardson, and her cooking as an expression of love, or as literal soul food.

Produced by the Health Collaborative and History United from interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.

The Health Collaborative works in the Dan River Region to improve the health of the region through a shared vision of wellness that drives a framework of sustainable solutions.

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