A talk by the author of ‘Black Rice’

(LA) Judith Carney, author of “Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas” (cover above) and a UCLA geography professor, speaks at a meeting of the Culinary Historians of Southern California.

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Culinary historians’ meeting, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles. For information, call (213) 228-7101. Free.