Ladee Hubbard Knows the Truth About Food Histories and Anti-Black Racism

In her sophomore novel, ‘The Rib King,’ Hubbard investigates caricatures and consumption

Ladee Hubbard. Photo: Zack Smith

With her 2017 debut novel The Talented Ribkins, New Orleans-based writer Ladee Hubbard pulled inspiration from W.E.B. Du Bois’ “The Talented Tenth” — the essay that argued for “developing the…