Yes, it's safe to eat watermelon seeds. This goes for both the white and black seeds found in most watermelons. In fact, just ...

Ads and ephemera used images of African Americans "stealing, fighting over, or sitting in streets eating watermelon," in an effort to "shame Black watermelon merchants," according to the National ...

There are two main types of watermelon seeds—black and white—and you can eat both raw. Black seeds are full, mature watermelon seeds, explains Manaker. You can take these seeds and plant them in the ...

For centuries, watermelon has been used alongside negative imagery of Black Americans. Watermelon was first seen as a demeaning symbol in the 19th century when freed Black Americans became ...