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Black Excellence in Science & Sustainability
This week, we’re spotlighting Dr. Booker T. Whatley who pioneered some groundbreaking marketing practices for small farmers to compete with larger industrial farms. Learn more about him and his legacy on the blog.
Those facing discrimination are likelier to experience food insecurities than those who haven’t been discriminated against. “Being mistreated at school, on the job, in health care and beyond, translates to lower wages and exclusion from society,” Sherita Mouzon of Drexel University’s Center for Hunger-Free Communities. And simply giving food won’t ease insecurities. A systemic change needs to happen. Read Feeding America’s post about what must be done to address this issue.
How Racism and Hunger Are Related
Those facing discrimination are likelier to experience food insecurities than those who haven’t been discriminated against. “Being mistreated at school, on the job, in health care and beyond, translates to lower wages and exclusion from society,” Sherita Mouzon of Drexel University’s Center for Hunger-Free Communities. And simply giving food won’t ease insecurities. A systemic change needs to happen. Read Feeding America’s post about what must be done to address this issue.
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What Is Food Apartheid?
The term “food desert” doesn’t even come close to describing most BIPOC neighborhoods in America, according to Karen Washington, food justice activist, urban farmer and co-founder of Rise and Root Farm. The problem is bigger than inaccessibility to healthy, affordable food, so call it what it is: food apartheid. Read Karen's full interview about what we all can do to become part of the new food movement of equality and access.
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Black Excellence in Agriculture and Innovation
Henry Blair is an unsung hero in the world of agricultural innovation. But his story is definitely worth knowing. On this last week of #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting Henry on our blog.
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Meet One of the Oldest Black Farmers in the American South
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Black Farmers Are Sowing The Seeds Of Health And Empowerment
Black Farmers Are Sowing The Seeds Of Health And Empowerment
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The Ultimate List of Black Owned Farms & Food Gardens | SHOPPE BLACK
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There were nearly a million black farmers in 1920. Why have they disappeared?
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The Effects of Systemic Racism on Black-Owned Farms
Today, not only are there fewer Black-owned farms in America, but their acreage has shrunk. Due to systemic discrimination in farm policies and from lending institutions, they aren’t provided with the same benefits or opportunities to expand or to survive. And smaller farms means lower income: the average full-time Black farmer made $2,408 in 2017 versus the $17,190 a full-time white farmer generated. Click on the image and you’ll find a list of Black farmers you can follow on Instagram.