Food Justice

Harlem Grown's Tony Hillery. (Photo courtesy of Harlem Grown)

How Black Communities Are Bridging the Food Access Gap

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07.07.20

A Black farmer loading produce into a pickup truck

Op-ed: The Farm Bureau Says it Wants to Fight Racism. Here’s Where to Start.

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07.03.20

A Mashpee Wampanoag tribal gathering. (Photo courtesy of the Mashpee Wampanoag)

The ‘Thanksgiving Tribe’ Is Still Fighting for Food Sovereignty

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06.26.20

Jamil Burns of Raised Roots Farm in Oakland, shows off some of his produce destined for mutual aid for protesters seeking Black liberation.

Op-ed: We Can Build a Better Food System Through Mutual Aid

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06.26.20

Collage of Black leaders speaking about liberation, land justice, and food sovereignty for Black communities. Photos courtesy of A Growing Culture.

An Intergenerational Juneteenth Gathering Shows How the Black Food Sovereignty Discussion has Shifted

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06.24.20

Parchman Penal Farm. Male prisoners hoeing in a field in Mississippi. (Public domain photo by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History)

Op-ed: Overthrowing the Food System’s Plantation Paradigm

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06.19.20

A Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis. Photo CC-licensed by Andy Witchger

Reckoning with Racial Justice in Farm Country

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06.10.20

A man harvesting fresh produce in a greenhouse in Jackson, Missippi.

‘Fertile Ground’ Explores How Jackson, Mississippi, Is Charting a Better Food Future

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06.10.20

Protestors march in Philadelphia on June 1, in the aftermath of widespread unrest following the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others.

Want to See Food and Land Justice for Black Americans? Support These Groups.

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06.02.20

An employee wipes down the windows of the Argentino Las Olas restaurant as it prepares to open to customers on May 18, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Food Service Workers Are on the Brink of a Mental Health Crisis. These Efforts are Helping.

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05.26.20

latinx farmworkers harvesting lettuce in the fields

Op-ed: Migrant Farmworkers, Native Ranchers in Border States Hit Hardest by COVID-19

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05.22.20

a collage of photos of the work of Red Wing United doing their work to feed and support residents of Laredo.

Red Wing United is Building Power in Laredo, ‘The Last Place to Get Aid’

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05.21.20

people stand in the hallways of congress waiting to meet with politicians and lobby them on local food and farming issues. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

In the Face of COVID-19, State Legislators Push for Federal Support of Local Food Systems

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05.18.20

tractors in the field harvesting produce

California Is the Nation’s Ag Capital. Here’s How it’s Addressing the Food Crisis.

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05.11.20

food assistance from a mobile food pantry. (Photo CC-licensed by Phil Roeder)

Want to Fight Rising Food Insecurity? Listen to People Who’ve Been Hungry.

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05.08.20

delivering airline meals to the hungry with project isaiah and gate gourmet. Photo courtesy of Project Isaiah

Working with Airline Caterers, this Startup Nonprofit Has Delivered Over a Million Meals

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05.07.20

black woman wearing a mask during the coronavirus pandemic

People of Color are at Greater Risk of COVID-19. Systemic Racism in the Food System Plays a Role.

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05.05.20

people gardening in a community garden

The Moment for Food Sovereignty is Now

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04.02.20