About
The Black BBQ Hall of Fame exists to recognize, honor, and document the legacies of Black people in barbecue.
Featured Inductees
These individuals have had a profound impact on their communities and made a lasting impact on the world of barbecue.
Helen’s Bar-BQ
Helen Turner is the hardest working woman in barbecue. She is a world famous one woman machine and she truly loves the craft. In generally a list of all male pitmasters, Ms. Helen will run circles around them all. She shovel coals under the direct heat pits with the best of the best in the…
Ed Mitchell
Ed Mitchell has inspired pitmasters across the country. When Ed Mitchell started to cook, most of the bbq in the south was prepared by black cooks in white owned establishments. Despite their talent for cooking bbq, Black owned bbq businesses struggled because of racism. Ed, with the help of his family, persevered in the industry…
Sponsors
Our sponsors help us preserve and promote Black BBQ culture.
Backyard Distillery LLC
Backyard Distillery is a legal moonshine distiller in South Carolina. They pay homage to the culture and history of distilling in the American South by sharing their spirits with others. “Smoothest STUMP in the South!”
Conyers Family BBQ
Conyers Family BBQ LLC is a media, education, and event production company based in Louisiana and South Carolina. Dr. Howard Conyers started Conyers Family BBQ to cook under his own name, an opportunity that his ancestors did not have. Today, Conyers Family BBQ provides food for the mind and the body by telling our story…