INDEPENDENT LENS: "SOUL FOOD JUNKIES"
PBS, 10:00 p.m. ET
Filmmaker Byron Hurt became interested in looking seriously at the emotional connections African-Americans have to soul food when his own father, facing a health crisis, refused to back down from his regular diet. The younger Hurt talks with people covering the entire range of reactions, from enthusiasts of the title to those who believe the culinary tradition is a form of genocide as well as suicide. Personally, if I have to die with fried chicken from Aunt Berta’s as my weapon of choice (and hey, I almost did, last year), there are worse ways to go. Or, at least, less delicious. So I get both sides of this particular argument. Check local listings.