The Wake-Up Call: The Hidden History of Black People Drinking Ginger Ale

What is the greatest Black medicine of all time?

Aside from anointing oil, Vicks VapoRub and the pediatric pharmaceutical treatment called “go lay down,” ginger ale is one of the most prescribed medical cures among Black households. In fact, according to the Global Research Association of Neighborhood Doctors and Medical Amateurs (GRANDMA), four out of f…