Portrait of Dem 2 Brothers grill master Ron Blanks
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Patrick, Wendel
Subject:
African American cooking, Food industry and trade--Employees, foodways, Restaurants--United States, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Barbecuing
Heath Axe, Executive Chef at Berry Hills Country Club and spouse of a West Virginia teacher, serves food to striking teachers at the state capitol, 1 of 3
Date:
2018-03-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor union members, foodways, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Food habits, Cooks, Teachers' unions--United States, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), and Labor disputes--West Virginia
Heath Axe, Executive Chef at Berry Hills Country Club and spouse of a West Virginia teacher, serves food to striking teachers at the state capitol, 2 of 3
Date:
2018-03-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor union members, Cooks, Labor disputes--West Virginia, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Teachers' unions--United States, Public schools--Employees, foodways, and Food habits
Heath Axe, Executive Chef at Berry Hills Country Club and spouse of a West Virginia teacher, serves food to striking teachers at the state capitol, 3 of 3
Date:
2018-03-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor disputes--West Virginia, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Labor union members, Teachers' unions--United States, foodways, Public schools--Employees, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Food habits, and Cooks
![["Ruby Abdulla, b. 1949, is an immigrant from southern India (via Canada). She was born in Madurai. Abdulla is Muslim and a member of Indias Memon community, a cultural minority. She is active with the Islamic Center in Charleston and is a skilled home cook, preparing traditional southern and northern Indian dishes."]](/thumb/4224AbdullaRubyPhoto00141316 "Ruby Abdulla rolls roti")
![["Ruby Abdulla, b. 1949, is an immigrant from southern India (via Canada). She was born in Madurai. Abdulla is Muslim and a member of Indias Memon community, a cultural minority. She is active with the Islamic Center in Charleston and is a skilled home cook, preparing traditional southern and northern Indian dishes."]](/thumb/4224AbdullaRubyPhoto00241316 "Ruby Abdulla makes roti in her home kitchen")
![["Ruby Abdulla, b. 1949, is an immigrant from southern India (via Canada). She was born in Madurai. Abdulla is Muslim and a member of Indias Memon community, a cultural minority. She is active with the Islamic Center in Charleston and is a skilled home cook, preparing traditional southern and northern Indian dishes."]](/thumb/4224AbdullaRubyPhoto00341316 "Ruby Abdulla fries roti")
![["Nariman Farah is a Charleston resident from Sudan. She is Mulsim and a member of the Islamic Center in Charleston."]](/thumb/4224AbdullaRubyPhoto00441316 "Nariman Farah rolls roti")
![["Ruby Abdulla, b. 1949, is an immigrant from southern India (via Canada). She was born in Madurai. Abdulla is Muslim and a member of Indias Memon community, a cultural minority. She is active with the Islamic Center in Charleston and is a skilled home cook, preparing traditional southern and northern Indian dishes."]](/thumb/4224AbdullaRubyPhoto00541316 "Ruby Abdulla fries roti in pan")
![["Ruby Abdulla, b. 1949, is an immigrant from southern India (via Canada). She was born in Madurai. Abdulla is Muslim and a member of Indias Memon community, a cultural minority. She is active with the Islamic Center in Charleston and is a skilled home cook, preparing traditional southern and northern Indian dishes. Nariman Farah is a Charleston resident from Sudan. She is Mulsim and a member of the Islamic Center in Charleston."]](/thumb/4224AbdullaRubyPhoto00641316 "Ruby Abdulla and Nariman Farah make roti")
![["Ron Blanks is the grill master at Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill restaurant on Charleston's West Side. Blanks was photographed by producer Wendel Patrick as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]](/thumb/4224BlanksRonPhoto001112219 "Portrait of Dem 2 Brothers grill master Ron Blanks")
![["Sali Janem, originally from Palestine, lives in Charleston, West Virginia and with her dad is the owner of Salis Market and Deli on Central Avenue on the West Side of Charleston. She talks about the daily work running the market, her goal of becoming an immigration lawyer, her familys own immigration to the United States, and her favorite customer, Levi Phillips. Janem was interviewed by WYPR producer Aaron Henkin with state folklorist Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]](/thumb/4224JanemSaliPhoto112219 "Portrait of Sali Janem")
![["James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesPhoto002101716 "Jim Shaffer's lunch box")
![["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]](/thumb/4224WVTeachersStrikePhoto0143218 "Heath Axe, Executive Chef at Berry Hills Country Club and spouse of a West Virginia teacher, serves food to striking teachers at the state capitol, 1 of 3")
![["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]](/thumb/4224WVTeachersStrikePhoto0153218 "Heath Axe, Executive Chef at Berry Hills Country Club and spouse of a West Virginia teacher, serves food to striking teachers at the state capitol, 2 of 3")
![["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]](/thumb/4224WVTeachersStrikePhoto0163218 "Heath Axe, Executive Chef at Berry Hills Country Club and spouse of a West Virginia teacher, serves food to striking teachers at the state capitol, 3 of 3")