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Salmon croquette balls, shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles sit on a table

Salmon croquette balls, shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles sit on a table waiting to be devoured at Kennedy-King College’s celebration of soul food on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.

Lisa Kurian Philip/WBEZ

Salmon croquette balls, shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles sit on a table

Salmon croquette balls, shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles sit on a table waiting to be devoured at Kennedy-King College’s celebration of soul food on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.

Lisa Kurian Philip/WBEZ

Kennedy-King College celebrates Chicago’s soul food legacy

Salmon croquette balls, shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles sit on a table waiting to be devoured at Kennedy-King College’s celebration of soul food on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.

Lisa Kurian Philip/WBEZ
By Lisa Kurian Philip
   

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Students, instructors and community members came together at Kennedy-King College in Englewood on Monday to celebrate Chicago’s soul food scene as part of Black History Month.

WBEZ stopped by to see, hear and taste the proceedings.

Lisa Kurian Philip covers higher education for WBEZ, in partnership withOpen Campus. Follow her on Twitter@LAPhilip.

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