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			<news:title>Memphis Barbecue&#039;s Black Roots and the Economics of Ownership</news:title>
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			<image:title>Memphis Barbecue Has Deep Black Roots: Who Owns the Business It Became?</image:title>
			<image:caption>A cinematic editorial image of a multigenerational Black-owned Memphis barbecue operation. A pitmaster works over smoking ribs while packaged sauces, shipping cartons, business documents and an order tablet highlight the economic infrastructure behind the cuisine. The image examines how cultural value becomes business value through ownership, distribution and succession.</image:caption>
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			<news:publication_date>2026-09-08T19:18:29+00:00</news:publication_date>
			<news:title>UN Votes to Correct Africa&#039;s Size on World Maps as U.S. Casts Only No Vote</news:title>
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