内容摘要：has spoken publicly about the need to be fit for work. He had to reassure Kenyans in 2023 that he was okay after online speculation about his health following weight loss.

has spoken publicly about the need to be fit for work. He had to reassure Kenyans in 2023 that he was okay after online speculation about his health following weight loss.

premiered in February, soap opera fans and veterans alike hailed it as a win for Black history and culture.On Monday, the first soap to feature a majority Black cast was renewed for a second season. Its creation was both a savvy business move and an acknowledgment of Black viewers’ passion for the genre as broadcast ratings have declined.

George Cheeks, the CBS chief, told Vulture last year the show was born out of crunching numbers: “One of the things that the data made very clear is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women.”“I think there’s kind of a renewed appreciation for the audiences that do still engage in broadcast programing, and a recognition that one of those audiences are Black women, and this was a way to serve that audience,” says Elana Levine, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor and author of “Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History.”Victoria Rowell’s “Young and the Restless” character, Drucilla Barber Winters, was introduced in 1990 as “an illiterate thief,” she says. Rowell worked with co-creator and then-head writer, William J. Bell to give the character dimension.

Drucilla became a ballet dancer, like Rowell herself, a storyline that showed “it is possible to be in a lower socioeconomic environment and be aspirational.”Victoria Rowell poses for a portrait on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Victoria Rowell poses for a portrait on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

She still receives letters from fans who cite Drucilla as inspiration.” Mangum said. “So, I think that there was a seed planted.”

In the book, the seed translates into using a meat grinder for homemade sausages spiced as they are in Bulgaria, Panama or Alsace, France. Or making skewers in the style of the Philippines, Bali, Lebanon or Croatia, for starters.Short ribs can be simply smoked with only salt and black pepper. Or other recipes call for grilling and slathering ribs with Colombian chimichurri or marinating them in Korean seasonings and serving the meat in lettuce wraps.

He calls beef brisket the “holy grail of Texas barbecue but also the most daunting cut of meat to smoke.” It requires 12 hours of consistently tending the fire, but he promises incredibly juicy meat “with a bark that is equal parts smoky and salty with a hint of sweetness.”For beginners, Mangum recommended smoking chicken, starting with wings to get used to a new smoker before trying a half chicken.