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![Comment “body” below and I’ll dm you the link for the latest in my Soft & Unfiltered series <3
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![#ad - PEPCID Complete® starts to work instantly and lasts all day!* Perfect for date night, foodie adventures, and beyond! Pepcid
*Based on 8-hour symptom relief studies during the day.
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Video Description - Anela puts PEPCID Complete® in her date night bag and heads out with bae, sits at a comfy table with a candle on the table, and eats all the things.]()
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![Cooking for bae with wild hair and my sleepy face 😂😂😂 Brunch featuring RollensRawGrains Sea Island Yellow Grits, kale, blistered tomatoes, eggs, and mushroom gravy aka breakfast featuring whatever I scrounged from the fridge.
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Video Description - Anela shows herself cooking, popping kale in the oven, putting grits in a pot, making gravy, etc, and then plating it up for someone’s son to try and bringing it to him.]()
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![DC and Baltimore, comment “RECS” below to get the link to the recommendation forms! And please use the forms rather than DMs or comments, as those are a centralized way for the entire Our Block team to have the same information to work from. We can’t wait to tell these stories.
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![3 hotels I will be going back to because a girl has needs okay!
1️⃣ clickclackhotels in Medellin - sexy rooftop bar, rooftop pool, boutiques around the corner. I can definitely see a fun baecation here.
2️⃣ 1hotel.bklynbridge - lush plants, dreamy views, and the pool that’s really the star. No exploring required.
3️⃣ cascadapdx - The SkyLoft suites are stunning, but thermal hot springs with unlimited access pleaseeeeee.
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Video Description - Anela talks to the camera in a hotel robe + scenes from her visits to those hotels (the pools, rooms, lobby, etc)]()
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![Comment SHAME 👇🏽 to get the link to the latest in my series and continue the conversation!
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![Solo date night at bangkoksupperclubnyc was just what I needed during my hectic af book tour.
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Video Description - Scenes from Anela’s evening in NYC, walking into the restaurant, what she ordered, then walking around as the sun set.]()
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2025-09-27 23:11:53
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![American Soul’s launch at Anjufrc, shot by AceKing, made special by you. I couldn’t have asked for a better night.
My red dress is from MannersLondon, my go to when I don’t wanna wear a bra!
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Video Description - Anela, her bffs, and folks from the community eat, drink, and karaoke at Anju. There’s crab deviled eggs, incredible fried chicken, sweet potato biscuits and more. Plus scenes of Anela holding and signing the book.]()
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2025-09-26 20:27:52
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![We’re in DC & Baltimore next! Comment STORIES 👇🏽 to send us your recs!
This is where you come in. Who are the Black artists, activists, bookstores, chefs, or organizers we need to connect with?
Our Block is an independent Black food and travel series, filmed across cities from Chicago to Oakland, and now heading to the East Coast. We’re spotlighting the people and places that carry culture forward, preserving history, feeding communities, creating safe spaces, and fighting for our future.
Your recs help shape the stories we tell. Comment STORIES below and we’ll send you the link to drop your insights.
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![Tour is SOLD OUT! But comment “american soul” to get your copy 🤩
From DC to Portland, Detroit to Charlotte, every stop has been a full house. And today, Savannah closes out this incredible journey.
I’m headed home soon to catch up on sleep, but the story lives on in American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States. It’s the story of what we’ve built, what we’ve passed down, and how food has always been a tool for survival, power, and community.
Comment “american soul” and I’ll dm you the link to grab yours.
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Photo Description - A series of incredible photos by jonathancooper from the Charlotte book event at loremipsum.bar including the book and a cocktail on a shelf and an event, justindrinks with Blackfoodfridays and Anela sitting in a row on a panel, Anela singing books at a small table, thedailyspecial holding up his copy, and Anela sitting holding a cocktail smiling in a blue striped dress from diyanu.]()
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2025-09-24 19:42:43
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![Want to get the full drop? Comment CRINGE 👇🏽
This is from part 2 of my new Soft & Unfiltered series, essays on love, lust, and living anyway.
What started as a Google Form turned into a six-hour date… and eventually, trips all over the world together. Not exactly what I had planned post-divorce, but that’s the point.
Choosing cringe cracked me open in ways I didn’t expect. Terrifying, yes. But also the most beautiful adventure I never predicted.
Read the full piece here: I Sent a Man a Google Form (and paid subscribers on Substack will get the actual form and a breakdown of how I put it together on Friday).
Comment CRINGE to get the link sent straight to you.
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2025-09-23 20:04:36
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![Comment HOSTESS 👇🏽Only 1 ticket left!
Did you know some of America’s earliest top chefs were enslaved right in Savannah? Their labor, their genius, shaped what we eat and how we gather in this country. That history, and Savannah’s role, past and present, is part of my new book American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States.
Now I’m heading back to the hostess city for the final stop of my national book tour on September 24. We’ll dig into American food, sip, celebrate, and honor the folks who gave Savannah its nickname.
Seats are limited. Comment HOSTESS to get the ticket link sent straight to your DMs.
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![Less than 24 hours left! Comment SUPPORT 👇🏽 to get the crowdfunding link sent straight to you.
Our Block is a community-powered series spotlighting Black chefs, farmers, artists, activists, and bookstores across the country.
We’ve already filmed 3 episodes (Chicago, Oakland, and Portland) and with your help we can finish the final 2 this season and bring this series to life.
This is independent Black storytelling, for us and by us. In a moment when voices are being silenced and America’s story whitewashed, we can’t afford to stop now.
Donate, share, spread the word, because this belongs to the community. Because we’re all we got.
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![Less than 2 days left!!! Comment SUPPORT 👇🏽
If the official record is being rewritten, then it’s on us to create spaces for us and by us.
That’s why we’re building Our Block, a community-powered series spotlighting Black farmers, chefs, bookstores, organizers, and creatives from Chicago to Oakland to Portland and beyond.
We have less than 48 hours to hit our crowdfunding goal and finish this season.
This work belongs to the community. Comment SUPPORT to get the link sent straight to you and help us bring Our Block across the finish line.
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Video Description - Anela stands on a balcony talking to camera + some scenes from the Our Block episodes they’ve shot so far (3 cities down, 2 to go)!]()
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![SOLD OUT
Let’s celebrate the new book, American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States, in Charlotte with a night of sound, spirit, and storytelling at LoremIpsum.bar, an award-winning listening bar.
Featuring FeedThMalik, Charlotte’s own JustinDrinks, and BlackFoodFridays, we’ll celebrate Black food, music, and community in a way that feels soulful and unforgettable.
Seats are almost gone. Comment LISTENING to get the ticket link sent straight to you.
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![Want to back this work? Comment SUPPORT 👇🏽
Black media, artists, and storytelling is more important than ever. Because look at what’s happening right now... books banned, history rewritten, voices silenced. And now we’re watching racism get whitewashed, rebranded, explained away. That’s not an accident.
That’s why we’re building Our Block, a community-powered series spotlighting Black farmers, chefs, organizers, bookstores, and creatives from Chicago to Oakland to Portland and beyond. These are the stories the mainstream ignores, and we’re not waiting for permission to tell them.
But here’s the thing: we’ve only got 4 days left to reach our crowdfunding goal and finish this season.
This project belongs to the community. Comment SUPPORT to get the link sent straight to you and help bring Our Block across the finish line.
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![Want the link? Comment PROBLEM 👇🏽
Because here’s the truth: maybe you’re also the problem.
That’s what my therapist told me a few months into my divorce, and she wasn’t wrong. What I thought was independence was actually self-protection. And breaking that pattern? That’s been the real work.
This is part 1 in a new series on love, loss, and what it really takes to rebuild. I’m starting with the hardest lessons my divorce taught me.
Read the full drop on Substack: What My Divorce Really Taught Me
Comment PROBLEM to get the link sent to you in your DMs.
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Video Description - Anela lays on a hotel bed and talks to camera holding a mini mic from DJIGlobal.]()
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![Comment “OUR BLOCK” to donate and help us finish season one of ourblockshow, a series celebrating Black communities across the US. For us, by us. Because we have to own our own stories.
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Video description - scenes of Anela as a bald headed baby with her dad. Plus Anela exploring in Chicago and Oakland where they have already filmed episode 1 and 2. With 3 more episodes to go this season.]()
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2025-09-12 22:01:56
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![Anyway.
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Video description - Anela talks to the camera in her apartment as she gets ready for date night, doing her hair and skincare and putting on a dress.]()
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2025-09-11 22:39:15
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![We did it! American Soul: The Black History of Food in the United States debuts TODAY.
I couldn’t have written this book without my community and the folks who held me down even when life was the darkest the last few years. Thank you.
And a huge thanks to the team who worked on this project! Original recipes by eatdearhenry, the crew at NatGeoBooks who crafted everything from maps to editing, ReallyFarrah on photos, and illustrations by andreapippins.
Tonight we celebrate!
And comment “American soul” below and I’ll send you the link to snag your copy and come meet me on tour!
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Video Description - Anela unboxes her book + scenes from her trip to NYC on the train and in taxis, eventually arriving at Fat Fowl where chefshorne unboxes her book again and Anela does an interview for an upcoming segment with oneikaraymond!]()
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2025-09-09 21:01:10
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![NYC!!! Comment “PLATFORM” to snag your ticket and come celebrate with us this Saturday Sept 13th!
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Video Description - Anela talks to the camera + scenes of her trying some of the incredible champagne that will be poured at the event, plus photos of Renae and Shorne who are cooking up the very special Caribbean meets Soul menu. Also there are some scenes of Anela and others unboxing the book!]()
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![Comment “PDX” to get your ticket and come celebrate American Soul in Portland on September 16th!
From heartbreak to a new beginning, we love a full circle moment and it’s time for mine.
Join us for a very special night of community, celebration, and of course good food at AkadiPDX featuring wines by hendersonavewines, and hosted by itszanele in partnership with heretostayseries!
And yes, I’ll also be filming a very special episode of OurBlockShow while I’m in Portland. I can’t wait 🖤
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Video Description - Anela makes CherylDay’s buttermilk biscuits, mixing and scooping and rolling them out for flaky goodness as she bakes some treats for her community. Cheryl Day is a legendary Southern baker who also is profiled in and contributed a recipe for American Soul, Anela’s book that debuts on September 9th. Anela’s dress is from diyanu]()
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![#Gifted - Trying to get myself right for book tour with SilverMirrorFacialBar! Just a few more days until it all begins <3
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Video Description - Anela goes to Silver Mirror and gets a facial, lays on a comfy table with a blanket on, has some extractions done, some red light therapy, and ends glowing and happy.]()
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![Comment “OUR BLOCK” to tap into the crowdfunder and help us finish season one of ourblockshow, a series celebrating Black food, travel & community across the US!!!
This is a love letter, told by us, for us. Think Chicago, Oakland, Baltimore, and beyond featuring good food, local voices, real culture, and so much Black joy 🖤
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Video Description - Scenes from Anela and the crew filming the first two episodes of season one in Chicago and Oakland, with 3 more episodes to shoot in the next couple of months 👀]()
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![41 years of deliciousness at forsythseafoodws! #ad
I love seeing family-owned spots thrive and Forsyth Seafood has been perfecting their craft for generations, with some new additions on the menu too if you want to branch out from the classic fried seafood. Don’t miss it when you’re in the area.
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Video Description - Scenes from Anela’s visit to Forsyth Seafood and conversation with the owner Virginia Hardesty and her daughter Ashley Hardesty Armstrong, who now run the business together. Includes video of the women talking to camera, fish going into the fryer, fish in the market being placed out on ice, and Anela taking a big happy bite.
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