I was not on a journey to veganism... At least not at first. I was on a journey for Knowledge of Self and truth. Working towards becoming the best me i can be wholistically. I didn't see it then, but becoming vegan was inevitable on this journey. I understand that in order to get to who I am, I have to know who I was. And in my case, like many other African people, a lot of who we were is buried underneath various forms of colonization and slavery. What I do, as an educator, is hand my people the shovels, and show them where and how to dig. I've taken the responsibility of educating my people through health and wellness because I understand that you can't be mentally, spiritually, emotionally, or physically healthy, if you're full of shit. Or toxic, to be PC. Just like you can't think strait or feel comfortable in a triflin' home. I've been cooking since I was 5, but I've been cooking vegan since I was 21. Helping people transition to vegan is just one of my favorite avenues to take to help my people transition towards their best selves. So that's the jist. Yo Favorite Aunty Jy's just our here saving and changing lives, one plate, one cooking lesson, one workshop, one cookbook at a time.